- anthophorous
- \\anˈthäfərəs\ adjective
Etymology: Greek anthophoros: flower-bearing : floriferous
anthophorous plants
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anthophorous, a.(ænˈθɒfərəs)[see prec. and -ous.]Flower-bearing.in Syd. Soc. Lex.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
anthophorous
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Anthophorous — An*thoph o*rous, a. Flower bearing; supporting the flower. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anthophorous — an·thoph·o·rous … English syllables
anthophorous — a. Botany, flower bearing … Dictionary of difficult words
-phorous — a word element forming an adjective termination meaning bearing , having , as in anthophorous. {New Latin phorus, from Greek phoros bearing} …
anthophore — /ˈænθəfɔ/ (say anthuhfaw) noun a form of floral stipe, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil. {Greek anthophoros flower bearing} –anthophorous, adjective …
