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anthesis
[ an-thee-sis ]
noun
Botany.
plural antheses
- the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
anthesis
/ æˈθːɪ /
noun
- the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
anthesis
/ ă-ٳŧ′ĭ /
- The period during which a flower is fully open and functional.
- Also called efflorescence
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ 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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