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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The sea anemone. See {Actinia}, and {Sea anemone}. Note: This word is sometimes pronounced [a^]n`[=e]*m[=o]"n[-e], especially by classical scholars. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: anemone n : any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves [syn: {windflower}]
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