anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈne-mə-nē 

1

: any of a large genus (Anemone) of perennial herbs of the buttercup family having lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers without petals but with conspicuous sepals

called also windflower

2

: sea anemone

Examples of anemone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Twice a day, every day, the intertidal where many anemone species live changes entirely. —Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024

Surrounded by cliffs, the beach has caves and rock pools teeming with crabs, anemones and other sea creatures. —Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024

For this study, thousands of citizen scientists took pictures of and analyzed nearly 6,000 anemones from Oregon to Baja, Mexico, to help identify sunburst anemone populations. —Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024

Intertidal anemones, such as this one, are incredibly resilient. —Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek anemōnē

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing anemone

• rue anemone
• sea anemone
• wood anemone

Kids Definition

anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈnem-ə-nē 

1

: any of a large genus of herbs related to the buttercups that have showy flowers

2

: sea anemone

Medical Definition

anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈnem-ə-nē 

1

capitalized : a genus of herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) widely distributed in temperate and subarctic regions that have lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers and that include some (as a pasqueflower) used medicinally especially formerly

2

: a plant or flower of the genus Anemone