anth-
AmericanUsage
What does anth- mean? Anth- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “flower.” It appears in some medical and scientific terms, especially in botany.Anth- comes from the Greek ánthos, meaning “flower.”Anth- is a variant of antho-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use antho- article.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As part of the shake-up, UK Chief of Retail and Money Anth Mooney will leave the business, having launched new pre-paid travel cards and holiday insurance products in his two years at Thomas Cook.
From Reuters
“They told me: ‘Anth, we need you.
From New York Times
On the occasion of the visit of King James II to Oxford, chiefly, but unsuccessfully, made for the purpose of overawing the fellows of Magdalen College, who had refused to elect as president his nominee, Anth.
From Project Gutenberg
Dracanth, drak′anth, n. gum tragacanth.
From Project Gutenberg
An′theral; Antherif′erous, bearing anthers; Anth′eroid, resembling an anther.
From Project Gutenberg
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
