Anemone

See also: anemone, anémone, and anêmone

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, wind); named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • English: IPA(key): /əˈnɛməniː/

Proper noun

Anemone f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – anemones.

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References

  1. ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. ^ Stearn T. William, Botanical Latin, Redwood Burn, third edition 1983

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anemōnē.

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Noun

Anemone f (genitive Anemone, plural Anemonen)

  1. anemone

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Further reading

  • Anemone” in Duden online
  • Anemone” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache