How to pronounce anemone
American English pronunciation
uh-NEM-uh-nee
- IPA
- /əˈnɛməni/
- Syllables
- uh · NEM · uh · nee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What anemone means
Most people know anemone in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A flower with bright, cup-shaped blooms
In a sentence: Bright red anemones bloomed in the garden bed beside the tulips.
Where it comes from: It came into English through Latin from Greek. It may come from anemos, the Greek word for wind, though some think it came from an older word.
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