anemone
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English
anemone anemones N F :: one or other of species of anemone/wind-flower; the plant othonna
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ănĕmōnē: ēs, f., = ἀνεμώνη,
I anemone, i. e. wind-flower, Plin. 21, 11, 38, § 65; 21, 23, 94, § 164 (in the latter pass. Pliny says it was so called because it opened its flowers only when the wind blew; it grows most abundantly in Alpine districts of warmer regions).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ănĕmōnē, es, f., anémone : Plin. 21, 65 ; 21, 164.
Latin > German (Georges)
anemōnē, ēs, f. (ἀνεμώνη), eine Pflanze, Anemone (gleichs. »Windröschen«, weil sie leicht vom Wind entblättert wird; vgl. Ov. met. 10, 735 sqq.), Plin. 21, 65.
