/ əˈneməni; NAmE / noun
a small plant with white, red, blue or purple flowers that are shaped like cups and have dark centres
—see also sea anemone
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin , said to be from Greek anemōnē windflower, literally daughter of the wind, from anemos wind, thought to be called this because the flowers open only when the wind blows.