anthesis

American  

[an-thee-sis] / ænˈθi sɪs /

noun

Botany.

plural

antheses

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

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anthesis British  

/ ænˈθiːsɪs /

noun

1. the time when a flower becomes sexually functional

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anthesis Scientific  

/ ăn-thē′sĭs /

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

2. Also called efflorescence

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Etymology

Origin of anthesis

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

Example Sentences

"I feel we are the anthesis of each other and I am glad about that."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

Quinoa flowers were marked at anthesis, and seeds were sampled at 12, 16, 20 and 24 days after anthesis.

From Nature • Feb. 7, 2017

The tall, whippet-slender Walter is the anthesis of her recent on-screen characters — sweet and funny, with a kind word for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2014

The genus Eucalyptus is named for its unusual floral structure derived from the Greek eu-, well, and kaluptos, covered, which refers to the operculum that covers the floral buds before anthesis.

From Nature • Jun. 10, 2014

Styles persistent and elongated after anthesis, often plumose or jointed.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa