anemone | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton | |
Synonyms: | sea_anemone | |
Related terms: | anthozoan actinia Actiniaria | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves | |
Synonyms: | windflower | |
Related terms: | flower Canada_anemone snowdrop_anemone thimbleweed wood_anemone wood_anemone Alpine_anemone genus_Anemone | |
Similar spelling: |
Anemonella anonym anemometry anemometer anonymous anonymity |