of or relating to a substance that is useful in the suppression of nausea or vomiting. noun. 2. any such substance. Origin of antiemetic. anti- + emetic.
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. They are named for the anemone, a terrestrial flower.Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Hexacorallia. sea anemone is a sessile polyp attached at the bottom to the surface beneath it by an adhesive foot, called a basal disc, with a column-shaped body ending in an oral disc.
The noun ANEMONE has 2 senses: 1. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves. 2. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton.Familiarity information: ANEMONE used as a noun is rare.Dictionary entry details.nemone quinquefolia; snowdrop; wood anemone (common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers). Anemone sylvestris; snowdrop anemone; snowdrop windflower (Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers).