anemone
- noun
- /əˈnɛməni/
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anémona
- Then we've got anemone called Edge of Dusk Mix.
- anemone poppy
Then we've got anemone called Edge of Dusk Mix.
- Then we've got anemone called Edge of Dusk Mix.
Examples
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The crepe paper dresses, the parties with singing and dancing in our small suburban garden with its apple trees, its lavender, and Japanese anemones.
Fiction book (1997) -
The garden was filled with colorful anemones that swayed gently in the breeze.
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This is a windflower or anemone called White Splendor.
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Occasionally, anemones as well, set in vases before the French doors in the manner of a Matisse.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mollified, the black mare set out again, trampling wildflowers pushing up between patches of snow—anemones, irises, and wild tulips.
Fiction book (1996) -
In early spring, the anemones bloom, creating a beautiful carpet of flowers in the woods.
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She admired the delicate anemone flowers that added vibrant colors to her garden.
Synonyms
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A small forest plant with pretty flowers and divided leaves
Compounds
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A soft sea animal that looks like a flower with a ring of tentacles around its mouth
A plant that lives for several years with small white flowers in North American woods
A small bright orange fish with white stripes that lives among sea anemones for protection
- Specialized
A North American forest plant with white flowers that blooms in early summer
- Specialized
A North American wildflower with tube-shaped fruit clusters like thimbles
- Specialized
A short hairy plant from North America and Siberia with blue-violet spring flowers
A small European woodland plant with single white flowers that cover the ground in spring
- Specialized
A mountain flower from western North America that blooms in spring
A European plant that lives many years with violet or white spring flowers and feathery leaves
- Specialized
A small North American wildflower with a single white flower slightly pink, found in eastern woods
A small plant that lives for several years with white, sweet-smelling, nodding flowers often found in woods and gardens
- Specialized
A small wild flower with white petals that grows on riverbanks in northern North America
- Specialized
A small plant from the Rocky Mountains with silky leaves and pale blue-white flowers
- Specialized
A plant that lives for several years with white flowers and thimble-shaped seed heads
A small plant from eastern North America with thick roots and white flowers tinged pink
- US
A small white or pink flower that grows on the forest floor in spring in eastern North America
A short hairy plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers that blooms in early spring
How Showy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anemone comes from the Greek word anemos meaning 'wind' and was used as a 'windflower'. So the woodland plant's thin petals seem to dance in the breeze, which helps explain the name.