anemone
Definitions of anemone
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any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leavestypes:campanilla de invierno, galantocommon anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowerstype of:flora plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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