anemone

anemone
[əˈnɛməni]
noun
  1. a plant of the buttercup family which typically has brightly coloured flowers and deeply divided leaves
    银莲花
  2. Genus Anemone, family Ranunculaceae: numerous species, including the common Eurasian wood anemone (A. nemorosa)
    银莲花属,毛茛科:众多种,包括常见的欧亚林生银莲花(拉丁名A. nemorosa)
  3. short for sea anemone
    sea anemone 的简称
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin, said to be from Greek anemōnē 'windflower', literally 'daughter of the wind', from anemos 'wind', thought to be so named because the flowers open only when the wind blows
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