anthesis

noun, plural an·the·ses

[an-thee-seez] . Botany.

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

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

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anthesis (ænˈθiːsɪs)

—n
	the time when a flower becomes sexually functional

[C19: via New Latin from Greek: full bloom, from anthein to bloom, from anthos flower]

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