| antherozooid | <botany> One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams. Origin: Gr. Flowery + animal. See Zooid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| anthesis | The time or action of a flower opening. (09 Oct 1997) |
| anthiolimine | Lithium antimony thiomalate;used in the treatment of filariasis and schistosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anthobian | <zoology> A beetle which feeds on flowers. Origin: Gr. Flower + life. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthobranchia | <zoology> A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Flower + gills, n. Pl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthocarp | A false fruit consisting of the true fruit and the base of the perianth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| anthocarpous | <botany> Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple. Origin: Gr. Flower + fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthocyanin | <plant biology> A blue, purple or red, accessory pigment found in plants. Anthocyanins are water-soluble glucosides that are not directly involved in photosynthesis and can mask the green of chlorophyll giving the plant a red purple colour. Compare: carotenoid. (13 Oct 1997) |
| anthocyanins | Glycosidic pigments in blue, red, and purple flowers and also found as metabolic byproducts in blood and urine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anthodium | <botany> The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head. Origin: NL, from Gr. Like flowers, flowery; flower + form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthography | A description of flowers. Origin: Gr. Flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthokyan | <chemistry> The blue colouring matter of certain flowers. Same as Cyanin. Origin: Gr. Flower + blue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| antholite | <paleontology> A fossil plant, like a petrified flower. Origin: Gr. Flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthological | Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets. "He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . In this terrestrial globe." (Wood) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthologist | One who compiles an anthology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |