ANEMONE


Meaning of ANEMONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈne-mə-nē ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek anemōnē

Date: 1548

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 often colored sepals — called also windflower

2. : sea anemone

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.