Anemone

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Anemone (family Ranunculaceae) A genus of poisonous, perennial herbs (or, rarely, low shrubs) that have rhizomes, palmate, lobed leaves some of which are radical, the stem leaves occurring in a whorl of 3 some way below the flowers, and solitary flowers (or occasionally 2 or 3 flowers together). They have a perianth of 1 whorl, which is petal-like, and many free stamens and carpels. The fruit is a head of unplumed achenes. There are about 120 species, almost cosmopolitan and especially found in northern temperate regions.

anemone

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a·nem·o·ne / əˈnemənē/ • n. 1. a widely distributed, often cultivated plant (genus Anemone) of the buttercup family, typically bearing brightly colored flowers. 2. short for sea anemone.ORIGIN: mid 16th cent.: said to be from Greek anemōnē, literally ‘daughter of the wind.’

anemone

views updated Jun 27 2018

anemone (windflower) Perennial plant found worldwide. Anemones have sepals resembling petals, and numerous stamens and pistils covering a central knob; two or three deeply toothed leaves appear in a whorl midway up the stem. Many are wild flowers, such as the wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), common in Britain and Europe. There are 120 species. Family Ranunculaceae. See also buttercup; sea anemone

anemone

views updated Jun 27 2018

anemone genus of plants XVI; (sea anemone) large polyp with petal-like tentacles XVIII. — L. anemōnē — Gr. anemṓnē, perh. f. ánemos wind.