sea anemone
nounUK /ˈsiː əˌnem.ə.ni/
US /ˈsiː əˌnem.ə.ni/
A sea anemone is a colorful sea animal that looks like a flower and has soft tentacles.
The clownfish hid safely among the tentacles of the sea anemone.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A plant with brightly colored flowers, also called an anemone.
She planted a patch of anemones along the garden path.
3. A type of marine polyp that attaches to rocks or the sea floor.
Divers found a large sea anemone clinging to the coral reef.
4. Any of various flowerlike marine animals of the order Actiniaria.
The sea anemone waved its tentacles gently in the current.