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Definition of "anthesis" [an•the•sis]

  • The period during which a flower is fully open and functional. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "anthesis" in a sentence
  • "Emasculation and bagging was done at the beginning of anthesis, that is, when the first unisexual male catkins began to shed pollen."
  • "Fritz (God Told Me To Hate Conservatives) says: pezmiztix says: the progressive ideology is the anthesis of the fundamental values which have made this country great."
  • "Alecto (sponsored by the Treasonous Supreme Court) says: pezmiztix says: the progressive ideology is the anthesis of the fundamental values which have made this country great."