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   Anemone , n. [L. anemone, Gr. , fr.  wind.]
    (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
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   (Zool.) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.
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   ☞ This word is sometimes pronounced , especially by classical scholars.
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   ‖Pulsatilla , n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in Anemone. Some species, as Anemone Pulsatilla, Anemone pratensis, and Anemone patens, are used medicinally.
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