Definition of "anemones" []

• Plural form of anemone. (noun)

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• "I amused myself picking some pretty arctic flowers, such as anemones, poppies, and saxifrage, which grew in sheltered nooks amongst the rocks."
• "Malay would declare to be unrivalled in the world; here is a cream, of which the milk has been furnished by the cetacea, and the sugar by the great fucus of the North Sea; and, lastly, permit me to offer you some preserve of anemones, which is equal to that of the most delicious fruits.”"
• "She also eats nematocysts, the stinging cells of cnidarians, such as anemones and jellyfish."