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Anemonella

Anemonella

9.9
A small wild plant with delicate white or pink flowers that grows in North American woods
  • noun
  • /ˌænəˈmɛnələ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anemonela
  • We saw the delicate white Anemonella blooming in the forest in early spring.

Examples

  • The woodland floor was dotted with Anemonella alongside trilliums and violets.

  • The Anemonella blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Botanists once debated whether Anemonella should be classified as a separate genus or within Thalictrum.

  • I found an Anemonella in my garden yesterday.

  • The woodland floor was dotted with Anemonella alongside trilliums and violets.

  • We saw the delicate white Anemonella blooming in the forest in early spring.

  • I found an Anemonella in my garden yesterday.

Synonyms

rue anemone
vsAnemonella
  • US
9.9

A small white or pink flower that grows on the forest floor in spring in eastern North America

is the botanical genus name for the same plants rather than the common name

Compounds

Anemonella thalictroides
  • Specialized
9.9

A small woodland flower from eastern North America with delicate cup-shaped blooms

Surface Forms

Anemonella singular
Anemonellas plural

Morphology

Anemonella = anemone (opaque) = anemon + ella

Although formed from 'anemone' + the Latin diminutive '-ella', this is a Latinized genus name and the diminutive suffix is not a productive English morpheme for B1 learners, so the meaning is not reliably derivable.

Etymology

Anemonella comes from the Greek anemos meaning 'wind' and the small Latin ending -ella meaning 'small', and it is like the word anemone, so it literally means 'little wind-flower'. That's why the name fits a tiny, delicate plant with small white or pink flowers.