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anthemia

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an⋅the⋅mi⋅on

  [an-thee-mee-uhn]
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–noun, plural -mi⋅a  [-mee-uh] .
an ornament of floral forms in a flat radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration, vase painting, etc.
Also called honeysuckle ornament.

Origin:
1860–65; < Gk anthémion, equiv. to ánthem(on) flower + -ion dim. suffix; see antho-
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an·the·mi·on   (ān-thē'mē-ən)   
n.   pl. an·the·mi·a (-mē-ə)
A pattern of honeysuckle or palm leaves in a radiating cluster, used as a motif in Greek art.

[Greek, diminutive of anthemon, flower, from anthos.]
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