an·the·sis ( n-th  s s)n. pl. an·the·ses (-s z) The period during which a flower is fully open and functional. [Greek anth sis, flowering, from anthein, to bloom, from anthos, flower.] |
anthesis [ænˈθiːsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
[via New Latin from Greek: full bloom, from anthein to bloom, from anthos flower]
| anthesis (n-thss) The period during which a flower is fully open and functional. Also called efflorescence. |
anthesis
full bloom of a flower.
See also: Flowers
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| Noun | 1. |  anthesis - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossomsgrowing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
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