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
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The tide pools here teem with marine life, from anemones to urchins.
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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
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“Anemone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anemone. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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
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
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