[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A sea anemone; specifically one of the genus Actinia. Also (in form Actinia): the genus itself.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Hill (bap. 1714, d. 1775), physician and actor. From scientific Latin Actinia from ancient Greek ἀκτῖν-, ἀκτίς ray + scientific Latin -ia