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anemone
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pulsatilla \Pul`sa*til"la\, 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. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anemone \A*nem"o*ne\, n. [L. anemone, Gr. ?, fr. ? wind.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone. [1913 Webster] Note: This word is sometimes pronounced [a^]n`[=e]*m[=o]"n[-e], especially by classical scholars. [1913 Webster]
