Noun: sea anemone see-u'ne-mu,nee
- 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";
- anemone
Derived forms: sea anemones
Type of: actinozoan, anthozoan
Part of: Actinaria, Actiniaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria
Encyclopedia: Sea anemone