Found 2 items, similar to anemone.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: anemone anemone n 1: any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves [syn: windflower] 2: marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton [syn: sea anemone]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Anemone Pulsatilla \Pul`sa*til"la\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in {Anemone}. Some species, as Anemone Pulsatilla, Anemone pratensis, and Anemone patens , are used medicinally. [1913 Webster] Anemone \A*nem"o*ne\, n. [L. anemone, Gr. ?, fr. ? wind.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone . [1913 Webster] Note: This word is sometimes pronounced [a^]n`[=e]*m[=o]"n[-e], especially by classical scholars. [1913 Webster]