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anemone

[uh-nem-uh-nee] / əˈnɛm əˌni /
NOUN
polyp
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It was a leftover structure from a deep-sea anemone, specifically the base that once attached the animal to the seafloor.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

He receives live sea anemone, which he presents tableside to guests so they can better understand what they are eating.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2025

Sea anemone isn’t braised and paired with glass noodles.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2025

Rik Korswagen's team at the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands helped implement spatial transcriptomics in the sea anemone.

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2024

At the heart of it, magnified by the curved surface, there was a strange, pink, convoluted object that recalled a rose or a sea anemone.

From "1984" by George Orwell

The florist-by-trade gestures behind her to hundreds of flowers contained in buckets — blue thistles, ivory anemones and calla lilies painted silver — all twisted and unfurling into the air.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2026

Inside the egg, a surprise awaits: a bouquet of flowers made of white quartz wood anemones, each flower with gold wire stem and stamens.

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

After examining their form, habitat, and shell structure, the team concluded that Salterella and Volborthella most likely belonged to the cnidarian group -- relatives of modern corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones.

From Science Daily Nov. 12, 2025

It is hoped species such as ross worms, anemones, oysters and mussels will live on the reef cubes and that fish and crustaceans will also come over time.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2025

He’ll move his long fingers in a pulsing motion like sea anemones.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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