An'ēm'o-ne, n.

n. [Lat. anemone, Gr. ἀνεμώνη, from ἄνεμος, wind, so named because easily stripped of its leaves by the wind.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. Baird.

Sea-anemone. See ACTINIA.