anemone
/əˈnɛməni/
EN
A type of flowering plant of the buttercup family, or a predatory sea animal related to corals and jellyfish that attaches to rocks and has stinging tentacles.
The purple anemone bloomed early in the spring along the garden path.
Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word anemōnē, meaning 'windflower', from ánemos meaning 'wind', via Latin before entering English in the 16th century.
Translations
简体中文
银莲花,海葵
繁體中文
銀蓮花,海葵
日本語
アネモネ,イソギンチャク
한국어
아네모네,말미잘
Deutsch
Anemone,Seeanemone
Español
anémona,anémona de mar
Português
anêmona,anêmona-do-mar
Français
anémone,anémone de mer
Tiếng Việt
hoa ngọc lan tây,sứa hải quỳ
Related Words
buttercupcoraljellyfishwildflowertentacle