Ok, so what did the trick was learning first to change the Anki card template.
Front Template
{{Word}}
Back Template
<img src="{{Picture}}" width="250" /><br>
{{Definition}}
<hr id=answer>
Then, I had to just put the filename inside \xplain{} (making sure to include the graphic in my user's media folder). Then the note would look like this.
\begin{note}
\begin{field}
\textbf{\large ruminate}
\end{field}
\begin{field}
\textbf{\large ruminate}
\begin{description}
\item[verb] \hfill \\
chew the cuds
\item[verb] \hfill \\
reflect deeply on a subject
\end{description}
\end{field}
\xplain(<img src="image.jpg" />)
\end{note}