sea-flowern.
A flower growing in or by the sea. Also, an actinia or sea-anemone. Also attributive.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by habitat
water flower1480
sea-flower1805
water-bloom1820
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Zoantharia > suborder Actiniaria > member of
sea-nettle1601
red nettle1611
sea-spout1731
anemone1742
sea-anemone1742
sea-mushroom1742
sea-pudding1750
actinia1752
sea-carnation1768
sea star-flower1768
sea-sunflower1768
sea-daisya1776
sea-marigolda1776
sea-torchthistlea1776
insect-flower1791
sea-flower1850
aurora1858
actiniarian1874
actinian1876
1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. II. 366 [The sea-anemones'] lively colours..equal any thing recited by natural historians of the sea-flowers of other climates.
1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh (near end) Fair as the sea-flower close to thee growing.
1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. ii. 102 Nereids..With..starry sea-flower crowns.
1830 Ld. Tennyson Merman ii Dressing their hair with the white sea~flower.
1850 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. i. 10 The waters abound in..the variously coloured actinias or sea-flowers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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