anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈne-mə-nē 

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 sepals

called also windflower

2

: sea anemone

Examples of anemone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And rows of fat green anemones wear bits of shells like tiny hats. —Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025

Animals including sea sponges and anemones grow on the nodules, so removing nodules would destroy that habitat. —Daniel Ackerman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025

By-the-wind-sailors are related to anemones, corals, jellyfish and hydroids. —Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

Japanese: Japanese peony flowers are almost a combination of anemone and single blooms. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek anemōnē

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing anemone

• rue anemone
• sea anemone
• wood anemone

Rhymes for anemone

• hegemony

Kids Definition

anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈnem-ə-nē 

1

: any of a large genus of herbs related to the buttercups that have showy flowers

2

: sea anemone

Medical Definition

anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈnem-ə-nē 

1

capitalized : a genus of herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) widely distributed in temperate and subarctic regions that have lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers and that include some (as a pasqueflower) used medicinally especially formerly

2

: a plant or flower of the genus Anemone