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— see anth- I

a combining form meaning "flower," used in the formation of compound words: anthophore.

[ < Gk, comb. form of ánthos flower]

antho- /an-tho- or an-thə-/

Denoting flower

anthocarp /anˈthō-kärp/ noun

1. (Gr karpos fruit) a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple

2. A fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part

anthocarpˈous adjective

anˈthochlore /-klōr or-klör/ noun

(Gr chlōros green, yellow) a yellow pigment in flowers

anthocyan /-sīˈən/ or anthocyˈanin noun

(Gr kyanos blue) a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap

anˈthoid adjective

(Gr eidos shape) flower-like

antholˈogy noun, etc see separate entry

anthomāˈnia noun

(Gr maniā madness) a craze for flowers

anthomāˈniac noun

Anthonomus /an-thonˈə-məs/ noun

(Gr nomos herbage, food) the genus of the cotton-boll weevil

anthophilous /an-thofˈi-ləs/ adjective

Loving, frequenting or feeding on flowers

anˈthophore /-thō-fōr or -för/ noun (botany)

An elongation of the receptacle between calyx and corolla

anthophyllite /an-thō-filˈīt, or -thə- or sometimes -thofˈ/ noun

(New L anthophyllum clove, from Gr phyllon leaf) an orthorhombic amphibole, usu massive and occurring in metamorphic rocks

anthoxanˈthin noun

(Gr xanthos yellow) a yellow pigment in plants

Anthozōˈa plural noun

(Gr zōia animals) a class of coelenterates including sea anemones, corals, etc

comb. form of or relating to flowers