anemone

Anemone hortensis

Meaning

Noun

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
A sea anemone.

Origin

From Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη, from ἄνεμος + matronymic suffix -ώνη.
Or from Phoenician *𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍, akin to Arabic شَقَائِق اَلنُّعْمَان and Hebrew (Isaiah Scroll) [[נטע.

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