anthesis

[an-thee-sis]

noun

Botany.

plural

antheses 

1. the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.

anthesis

/ ænˈθiːsɪs /

noun

1. the time when a flower becomes sexually functional

anthesis

1. The period during which a flower is fully open and functional.

2. Also called efflorescence

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthesis¹

1825–35; < New Latin < Greek ánthēsis bloom, equivalent to anthē- (verbid stem of antheîn to bloom) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthesis¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek: full bloom, from anthein to bloom, from anthos flower