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1. (n.) anemone
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals in a variety of colors.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L < Gk: lit., daughter of the wind ánem(os) wind)
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1. (noun) anemone, windflower
any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
2. (noun) sea anemone, anemone
marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) anemone
a genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens
2. (noun) anemone
the sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. anemone
A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpene saponins. The root of Anemone raddeana is the source of a Chinese folk medicine, zhu jie xian fu. The common name of liverwort is also used with other plants. This genus is unrelated to SEA ANEMONES.
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