ANTHESIS Definition & Meaning

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anthesis

[ an-thee-sis ]

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noun

Botany.

plural antheses

the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.

anthesis

/ æ��ˈθ��ː��ɪ�� /

noun

the time when a flower becomes sexually functional

anthesis

/ ă��-�ٳ�ŧ′��ĭ�� /

The period during which a flower is fully open and functional.
Also called efflorescence

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of anthesis¹

1825–35; < New Latin < Greek á�Գٳ�ŧ�� bloom, equivalent to ��Գٳ�ŧ- (verbid stem of ��Գٳ��î�� to bloom) + -sis -sis

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of anthesis¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek: full bloom, from anthein to bloom, from anthos flower

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"I feel we are the anthesis of each other and I am glad about that."

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Transnational cooperation is of course crucial to combating pandemics, but the institution in question is the anthesis of it, as the shunning of Taiwan makes painfully clear.

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Quinoa flowers were marked at anthesis, and seeds were sampled at 12, 16, 20 and 24 days after anthesis.

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Glammers are the ugly anthesis of the old state park ethos of down scale friendliness and simple tastes.

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The tall, whippet-slender Walter is the anthesis of her recent on-screen characters — sweet and funny, with a kind word for everyone.

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