Noun: anemone u'ne-mu,nee
- Any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
"anemones sway gracefully in spring breezes";
- windflower
- Marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
"The clownfish found shelter among the tentacles of the sea anemone";
- sea anemone
Derived forms: anemones
Type of: actinozoan, anthozoan, flower
Part of: Actinaria, Actiniaria, genus Anemone, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria
Encyclopedia: Anemone