Anthesis Definition
ăn-thēsĭs
antheses
noun
The state of full bloom in a flower.
Webster's New World
The event of a flower opening.
Wiktionary
The period during which a flower is fully open and functional.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Anthesis
Noun
Singular:
anthesis
Plural:
anthesesOrigin of Anthesis
Greek anthēsis flowering from anthein to bloom from anthos flower
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos, “flower”), + -ησις (-ēsis), suffix indicating an event.
From Wiktionary
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