synanthesis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From syn- +‎ anthesis

Noun[edit]

synanthesis (uncountable)

(botany) The simultaneous maturity of the anthers and stigmas of a blossom.^[1]

Related terms[edit]

synanthetic

References[edit]

^ 1858, Asa Gray, How Plants Grow: A Simple Introduction to Structural Botany

“synanthesis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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