Pronounced: PLEE-uhd, noun
Notes: This looks similar to a word I know, but it is only remotely related
Yesterday’s word
The word anemious means “growing in windy conditions”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
I was thinking that perhaps our word was related to anemones, but no — our word comes from the Greek word anemos (wind).
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