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anemone

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}]
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