anemonenoun [ C ]
uk/əˈnem.ə.ni/us/əˈnem.ə.ni/any of several types of small plant, wild or grown in gardens, with red, blue, or white flowers
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Flowers & flowering plants
- antirrhinum
- aster
- aubretia
- begonia
- bluebell
- catkin
- dogwood
- evening primrose
- forget-me-not
- forsythia
- foxglove
- narcissus
- nasturtium
- oleander
- orchid
- pansy
- posy
- wild flower
- wisteria
- woodbine
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Examples from literature
- It was full of fresh and beautiful anemones of all colors.
- She bowed her face over the flowers—the freesias so sweet and spring-like, the scarlet anemones flaunting over the table.
- The cowslips and anemones nodded as our boots brushed them.
- The stem of a good anemone should be eight or nine inches in height, with a strong upright stalk.
- There was a bowl of freesias and scarlet anemones on the table.