anemone (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *anemone*:
NOUN	plant	anemone, windflower	any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
NOUN	animal	anemone, sea anemone	marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles

English > *anemone*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves.
Synonym	windflower
Member of	genus Anemone	perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers
Narrower	Alpine anemone, mountain anemone, Anemone tetonensis	Silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers
	Canada anemone, Anemone Canadensis	Common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado
	snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower, Anemone sylvestris	Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
	thimbleweed, Anemone cylindrica	A common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles
	wood anemone, Anemone nemorosa	European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
	wood anemone, snowdrop, Anemone quinquefolia	Common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
Broader	flower	A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Spanish	anemona, anémona, anemone
Catalan	anemone

English > *anemone*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton.
Synonym	sea anemone
Member of	Actiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria	sea anemones
Narrower	actinia, actinian, actiniarian	Any sea anemone or related animal
Broader	anthozoan, actinozoan	sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps
Spanish	anémona de mar
Catalan	anèmona de mar, anemone de mar

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