Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The sea anemone. See {Actinia}, and {Sea
anemone}.
Note: This word is sometimes pronounced
[a^]n`[=e]*m[=o]"n[-e], especially by classical
scholars.
Source : WordNet®
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}]