Dictionary entry

Anemone

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐nem″o‐ne (�), n. [L. anemone, Gr. �, fr. � wind.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.

2. (Zoöl.) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.

☞ This word is sometimes pronounced ăn′ē‐mō″nē̍, especially by classical scholars.