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Word entry · 7 letters

anemone

Best crossword clue

"Tentacled sea bloom"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /əˈnɛməni/Part of speech nounSorted aeemnnoStarts with AEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2N3E4M5O6N7E

Definitions

  1. A flowering plant or a sea animal with tentacles around its mouth.

Word origin

From Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”) + matronymic suffix -ώνη (-ṓnē, “daughter of”).

Used in a sentence

  • Here (it was said) every year the youth Adonis was again wounded to death, and the river ran red with his blood, while the scarlet anemone bloomed among the cedars and walnuts.
  • Among herbs that have traditionally been considered to possess aphrodisiac virtue are, maidenhair, navelwort, anemone, wild poppy, valerian, cyclamen, male fern, pansy, periwinkle.
  • The engagement photos were set in a leafy bower festooned with pink and white roses, anemones, lilies and delphinium, like something straight out of an enchanted garden.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Tentacled sea bloom7 letters
02Sea polyp or flower7 letters

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