1. colorful flowering plants with delicate petals that bloom in spring
Usage: botany
2. sea creatures with tentacles that attach to rocks and coral reefs
Usage: marine biology

Examples

• The garden was filled with white and purple anemones in early spring.
• Wood anemones carpeted the forest floor with delicate blooms.
• The diver photographed colorful anemones swaying in the current.
• Clownfish live safely among the tentacles of sea anemones.
• She planted anemone bulbs in the fall for spring flowers.
• The tide pool contained several small green anemones.
• Japanese anemones bloom later in the season than most varieties.