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anemone

a·nem·o·ne
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-nem-uh-nee]
    • /əˈnɛm əˌni/
    • /əˈnem.ə.ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-nem-uh-nee]
    • /əˈnɛm əˌni/

Definitions of anemone word

  • countable noun anemone An anemone is a garden plant with red, purple, or white flowers. 3
  • noun anemone any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the genus Anemone of N temperate regions, such as the white-flowered A. nemorosa (wood anemone or windflower). Some cultivated anemones have lilac, pale blue, pink, purple, or red flowers 3
  • noun anemone any of a number of related plants of a genus (Anemone) of the buttercup family, with cup-shaped flowers that are usually white, pink, red, or purple 3
  • noun anemone sea anemone 3
  • noun anemone any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors. 1
  • noun anemone sea anemone. 1

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Origin of anemone

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin < Greek: literally, daughter of the wind, equivalent to ánem(os) wind + -ōnē feminine patronymic suffix; see -one

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Parts of speech for Anemone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anemone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

anemone usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for anemone

noun anemone

  • tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
  • hydra — A minute freshwater coelenterate with a stalklike tubular body and a ring of tentacles around the mouth.
  • coral — Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery.
  • coelenterate — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata), having a saclike body with a single opening (mouth), which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals
  • hydroid — noting or pertaining to that form of hydrozoan that is asexual and grows into branching colonies by budding.

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