| 单词 | anemone |
| 释义 | anemone (once / 4691 pages) 1n 2n An anemone is a brightly colored flower. Another name for an anemone is a "windflower." You might decide to plant anemones in your garden if you want a colorful, summer-blooming plant. Another kind of anemone is a "sea anemone," which is not a plant at all, but a flower-like sea creature that attaches itself to a surface and feeds on fish and crustaceans. Anemone is a Greek word that means "windflower," or literally, "daughter of the wind," from anemos, "wind," and the feminine suffix -one. WORD FAMILYanemone: anemones USAGE EXAMPLESRestoring the beds gives other species, from blue crabs to shrimp and anemones, a chance to come back too. The Guardian(Nov 17, 2016) The seven-legged aliens, called heptapods, have no front, no back, no faces; they move like elephant trunks, insects, anemones, angry brooms. The New Yorker(Nov 16, 2016) I think I saw a sea anemone tear up. New York Times(Aug 21, 2016) 1 n marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper sea anemone actinia, actinian, actiniarian any sea anemone or related animal actinozoan, anthozoan sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed n any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves Syn|Hypo|Hyper windflower Alpine anemone, Anemone tetonensis, mountain anemone silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers Anemone Canadensis, Canada anemonecommon summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado Anemone cylindrica, thimbleweeda common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles Anemone nemorosa, wood anemoneEuropean anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands Anemone quinquefolia, snowdrop, wood anemonecommon anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers Anemone sylvestris, snowdrop anemone, snowdrop windflowerEurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers Anemone riparia, longheaded thimbleweedthimbleweed of northern North America Anemone virginiana, Virginia thimbleweedthimbleweed of central and eastern North America flower a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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