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anemone

[uh-nem-uh-nee] / əˈnɛm əˌni /
NOUN
polyp
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“Sea anemone is very textural, and requires a lot of preparation,” Hudda explains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

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

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

Slice it in half, and each piece becomes a complete, fully functional anemone.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024

It has a growth upon its back resembling a sea anemone.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

The fossil did not match known features of sea squirts, sea anemones, or corals.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

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

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

The anemones in the aquaria blossomed open, with green and purple tentacles and pale green stomachs.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck


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