Anemone

See also: anemone, anémone, and anêmone

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, wind); named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (English) IPA(key): /əˈnɛməniː/

Proper noun

Anemone f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the anemones.

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References

  1. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. Stearn T. William, Botanical Latin, Redwood Burn, third edition 1983

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anemone.

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Noun

Anemone f (genitive Anemone, plural Anemonen)

  1. anemone

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