anem·o·ne /əˈnɛməni/
秋牡丹,海葵
anem·o·ne /əˈnɛmənɪ/ 名詞
九節菖蒲,竹節香附
A·nem·o·ne n.
1. Bot. A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
2. Zool. The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.
Note: ☞ This word is sometimes pronounced especially by classical scholars.
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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]