anemone

• Nom désignant soit une plante herbacée du genre Anemone, à fleurs souvent colorées et feuilles découpées, soit un animal marin fixé, appelé anémone de mer, ressemblant à une fleur avec des tentacules disposés en couronne autour de la bouche, et qui ne forme pas de squelette dur contrairement aux coraux.

A noun referring to either a woodland plant of the genus Anemone, known for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves, or a marine polyp that resembles a flower with oral rings of tentacles, differing from corals in that it does not form a hard skeleton.

1. Flowering plantB2formal

   A type of woodland plant from the genus Anemone, cultivated for its attractive flowers and distinctive whorls of finely divided leaves.

   Anémone (plante)

   • The garden was filled with white and pink anemones in early spring.
   • Anemones bloom beautifully under the shade of deciduous trees.
   • She planted a bed of anemones near the old oak tree.

   Synonymeswindflower

2. Marine animalB2formalscientific

   A sea creature that resembles a flower, with a cylindrical body and a ring of tentacles around its mouth; unlike corals, it does not produce a hard skeleton.

   Anémone de mer

   • The clownfish hid among the tentacles of the sea anemone.
   • Divers observed a colorful anemone attached to the coral reef.
   • Sea anemones use their stinging tentacles to capture small prey.

   Synonymesactinia