Anemone

Anemone ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Latin anemone, Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} wind.]

(Botany) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.

(Zoology) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.

This word is sometimes pronounced an`ē*mō"ne, especially by classical scholars.