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noun • any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves • marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton | ||||||||
| 32% | 9 | Sea creature that captures prey using stinging cells | ||||||
noun • sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed | ||||||||
| 29% | 5 | Group that offers "protection" | ||||||
noun • a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia • any tightly knit group of trusted associates • a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century | ||||||||
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ANEMONE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ANEMONE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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