Definitions for: Anthesis


[n] the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms



Webster (1913) Definition: An*the"sis, n. [Gr. ? bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom,
'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)
The period or state of full expansion in a flower. --Gray.

Synonyms: blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence

See Also: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

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