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anemone

[uh-nem-uh-nee] / əˈnɛm əˌni /
NOUN
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Sea anemone isn’t braised and paired with glass noodles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

“Sea anemone is very textural, and requires a lot of preparation,” Hudda explains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

Losing a foot caused mild changes, while the anemone being cut in half led to significant remodelling.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024

While some regenerating animals like salamanders and fish focus on restoring lost parts in proportion to what remains, this sea anemone takes a different approach.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024

Then he’d placed the subject of the photo, the fish, on or near those imaginary lines or their intersections so that the orange and black fish popped against the pale tentacles of the anemone.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

To investigate how old this defense system might be, the researchers studied sea anemones.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 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

Photos show the couple surrounded by roses, anemones, delphiniums and hydrangeas which appear to be set up in woodland with strategically placed urns and an archway, wedding florist Nicola Paul told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

In the spring there would be pale blue violets and primroses, goldilocks, wood anemones, and white Stellaria.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman


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