English Explanatory Dictionary

anemone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
  2. A sea anemone.

Pronunciation

/əˈnɛməni/ en-us-anemone.ogg /əˈneməni/ /əˈnɛməne/ /-nɪ/ /-ni/ /əˈnɛnəmi/ /əˈmɛnəmi/

Word forms

anemone anemones

Etymology

From Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”) + matronymic suffix -ώνη (-ṓnē, “daughter of”). Or from Phoenician *𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 (*nʿmn), akin to Arabic شَقَائِق اَلنُّعْمَان (šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān, “anemones”) and Hebrew (Isaiah Scroll) נִטְעֵי נַעֲמָנִים (nit'ei na'amanim, “plants of pleasantness”).

Related words

Actiniaria buttercup cnidarian coral Ranunculaceae

Derived words

alpine anemone ANDRILL anemone anemonefish anemone fish anemonin anemonol buttercup anemone Chinese anemone clown anemone false plum anemone hell's fire anemone Japanese anemone jewel anemone narcissus-flowered anemone rue anemone sea anemone sun anemone shrimp tree anemone wood anemone yellow anemone yellow wood anemone yellow woodland anemone
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