antho-, anth-, anthero-, anther-, -antherous, -anthemous, -anthic, -anthous, -anthus, -anthy
(Greek: flower; that which buds or sprouts)
A rose by any other name probably means the speaker is ignorant about the names of flowers.
—Anonymous
acranthous
Having the inflorescence borne on the tip of the main axis.
Inflorescence refers to the group or arrangement in which flowers are borne on a plant.
aianthous
1. Flowers all year; semperflorus.
2. Continuously in bloom or flower.
amaranth
1. A legendary flower that never fades or dies.
2. Any plant of the genus Amaranthus, some of which are grown especially for their flowers and colored leaves.
3. Any of various annuals of the genus Amaranthus having dense green or reddish clusters of tiny flowers and including several weeds, ornamentals, and food plants. Also called "pigweed".
4. A deep reddish purple to dark or grayish, purplish red.
5. A dark red to purple azo dye.
amaranthine
1. Of, relating to, or resembling the amaranth; a color of deep purple-red.
2. Eternally beautiful and unfading; everlasting: She was a woman of amaranthine loveliness."
3. A reference to an imaginary flower that never fades.
amblyanthus, amblyantha, amblyanthum
Blunt flower.
amphanthium
A dilated receptacle found in some inflorescences.
anantherous
Destitute of anthers (pollen-producing producing part of a flower).
ananthous
1. In botany, having no flowers.
2. Lacking flowers.
anthecology
1. The study of pollination and the relationships between insects and flowers.
2. The interrelationship of flowers and flowering plants with their environments.
anther
1. The pollen-bearing part of the flower stamen.
2. The apical part of a flower stamen which produces the pollen or microspores.
antheridium, antherid
The male sex organ of the lower plants, usually producing numerous motile, flagellate gametes (antherozoids).
antherozoids, antherozooids
Motile male gametes produced in antheridia; spermatozoids.
anthesis
1. The period of flowering.
2. A stage, time, or period at which a flower bud opens.
3. The period of maximum physicological activity in plants.
4. Flowering; florescence; a period of flowering.
anthesmotaxis
The organization and arrangement of the various parts of a flower.
anthine
A reference to flowers.