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a combining form meaning "flower," used in the formation of compound words: anthophore.* * *
antho- /an-tho- or an-thə-/combining formDenoting flowerORIGIN: Gr anthos flower• • •anthocarp /anˈthō-kärp/ noun1. (Gr karpos fruit) a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple2. A fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms partanthocarpˈous adjectiveanˈthochlore /-klōr or-klör/ noun(Gr chlōros green, yellow) a yellow pigment in flowersanthocyan /-sīˈən/ or anthocyˈanin noun(Gr kyanos blue) a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sapanˈthoid adjective(Gr eidos shape) flower-likeantholˈogy noun, etc see separate entryanthomāˈnia noun(Gr maniā madness) a craze for flowersanthomāˈniac nounAnthonomus /an-thonˈə-məs/ noun(Gr nomos herbage, food) the genus of the cotton-boll weevilanthophilous /an-thofˈi-ləs/ adjectiveLoving, frequenting or feeding on flowersanˈthophore /-thō-fōr or -för/ noun (botany)An elongation of the receptacle between calyx and corollaanthophyllite /an-thō-filˈīt, or -thə- or sometimes -thofˈ/ noun(New L anthophyllum clove, from Gr phyllon leaf) an orthorhombic amphibole, usu massive and occurring in metamorphic rocksanthoxanˈthin noun(Gr xanthos yellow) a yellow pigment in plantsAnthozōˈa plural noun(Gr zōia animals) a class of coelenterates including sea anemones, corals, etc* * *
comb. form of or relating to flowersanthophilous
Origin:from Greek anthos ‘flower’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.