anemone

n. genus of flowering herb

Anemone (Anemone) (A-ne-mó-ne, from the Gr. Άνεμος, wind), is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones. They are closely related to Pasque flower (Pulsatilla) and Hepatica (Hepatica); some botanists include both of these genera within Anemone.
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Noun
1. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
(synonym) windflower
(hypernym) flower
(hyponym) Alpine anemone, mountain anemone, Anemone tetonensis
(member-holonym) genus Anemone
2. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
(synonym) sea anemone
(hypernym) anthozoan, actinozoan
(hyponym) actinia, actinian, actiniarian
(member-holonym) Actiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria

n. anemone, genus of flowering herb, windflower, cup-shaped flower of white, pink, red, or purple

n. anemone, wind flower