English noun: anemone |
1. | anemone (plant) any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves |
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| Synonyms | windflower |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flower |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Alpine anemone, Anemone Canadensis, Anemone cylindrica, Anemone nemorosa, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone sylvestris, Anemone tetonensis, Canada anemone, mountain anemone, snowdrop, snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflower, thimbleweed, wood anemone, wood anemone |
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| Member meronym | genus Anemone |
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2. | anemone (animal) marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton |
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| Synonyms | sea anemone |
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| Broader (hypernym) | actinozoan, anthozoan |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | actinia, actinian, actiniarian |
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| Member meronym | Actinaria, Actiniaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria |
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