anemone
noun
anem·o·ne
ə-ˈne-mə-nē 
1
: any of a large genus (Anemone) of perennial herbs of the buttercup family having lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers without petals but with conspicuous sepals
called also windflower
2
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Aeolids are covered in cerata—fleshy growths that resemble anemone tendrils, only shorter.
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Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Sea stars and an anemone lived in the habitat along with Chalupa and have been relocated to the Puget Sound habitat.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The colorful anemonefish–aka clownfish–that call the carnivorous and stingy anemones on coral reefs home have a happy and carefree reputation among humans.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024
The body of an armed anemone can reach about 8 inches across and its tentacles can reach almost 20 inches long, the scientists said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
This behavior appears to influence the position of fish species between host anemones and coral reefs: No fish with vertical bars sought shelter in host anemones, while several species with vertical bars were found in the surrounding coral reefs.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024
Other species of clownfish also use the same anemone species as hosts, so aggressive behavior toward those species might be more frequent in the wild than observed in the laboratory tank environment.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024
But the dramatic winter tides could also give a rare opportunity to peer at crustaceans, anemones and other marine life in the nooks and crannies of rocky shorelines when the tide is at its lowest — especially in places like La Jolla, Cabrillo National Monument and Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas.
—Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
In Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific, a type of anemone called a corallimorph rapidly invaded a shipwreck and now threatens healthy coral reefs.
—Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Sea stars and an anemone lived in the habitat along with Chalupa and have been relocated to the Puget Sound habitat.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The colorful anemonefish–aka clownfish–that call the carnivorous and stingy anemones on coral reefs home have a happy and carefree reputation among humans.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024
The body of an armed anemone can reach about 8 inches across and its tentacles can reach almost 20 inches long, the scientists said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
This behavior appears to influence the position of fish species between host anemones and coral reefs: No fish with vertical bars sought shelter in host anemones, while several species with vertical bars were found in the surrounding coral reefs.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024
Other species of clownfish also use the same anemone species as hosts, so aggressive behavior toward those species might be more frequent in the wild than observed in the laboratory tank environment.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024
But the dramatic winter tides could also give a rare opportunity to peer at crustaceans, anemones and other marine life in the nooks and crannies of rocky shorelines when the tide is at its lowest — especially in places like La Jolla, Cabrillo National Monument and Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas.
—Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
In Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific, a type of anemone called a corallimorph rapidly invaded a shipwreck and now threatens healthy coral reefs.
—Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
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anemone
noun
anem·o·ne
ə-ˈnem-ə-nē
1
: any of a large genus of herbs related to the buttercups that have showy flowers
2
Medical Definition
anemone
noun
anem·o·ne
ə-ˈnem-ə-nē
1
capitalized
: a genus of herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) widely distributed in temperate and subarctic regions that have lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers and that include some (as a pasqueflower) used medicinally especially formerly
2
: a plant or flower of the genus Anemone
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