anemone meaning

UK /əˈnɛməni/ US /ˈænɪmoʊn/ 3 syllables

anemone (noun): any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves.

anemone has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

anemone as a noun

  1. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

    Synonyms: windflower

    Type of: flower

    Kinds: Alpine anemone, Canada anemone, thimbleweed, wood anemone, snowdrop anemone

  2. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

    Synonyms: sea anemone

    Type of: anthozoan

    Kinds: actinia

How to pronounce anemone

anemone is pronounced /əˈnɛməni/ in British English and /ˈænɪmoʊn/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in NE · 7-letter words

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