anemone

• When the anemone is in bud, it is surrounded by a calyx, but as it expands it rises and leaves the said calyx at least one inch down the stem; it has a fringed appearance, and is prepared from double green wax. —  The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
• Every point was occupied by some feathery tuft of lovely tints, while from each cleft projected the feelers of some sea-anemone or zoophyte. —  A Voyage round the World A book for boys
• The western anemone is a little more deliberate, but is found quite near the snow. —  The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'
• Just let me finish knocking off this magnificent anemone, and I'll tell you all about it Anemone! —  Ernest Bracebridge School Days
• "It reminds me of a fairy tale aunt Polly told me of the different flowers in the garden having a party and talking together Precisely, my dear; only the anthozoa can't talk But, oh, how pretty this sea-anemone is!" —  Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel

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