Akademik

anth-

I. combining form or antho-

Etymology: Latin anth-, from Greek anth-, antho-, from anthos — more at anthology

1. : flower

anthecology

anthocyanin

2. : flowerlike

Anthozoa

II.

— see anti- I

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var. of antho- esp. before a vowel.

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anth-

Gr. ἀνθ', comb. form of ἀντί (see anti-) bef. an aspirate. Often, in mod. scientific words, written analytically anti-, as in anthelix, anti-helix; anthypnotic, anti-hypnotic.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.