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Noun: sea anemone  see-u'ne-mu,nee
  1. 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