Antheridium
‖An′ther‐id″i‐um (�), n.; pl.Antheridia (�). [Anther + � (a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.) The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other ca...
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Antheriferous
An′ther‐if″er‐ous (�), a. [Anther + -ferous.] (Bot.) (a) Producing anthers, as plants. (b) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. Gray.
Antheriform
An‐ther″i‐form (�), a. [Anther + -form.] Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.
Antherogenous
An′ther‐og″e‐nous (�), a. [Anther + -genous.] (Bot.) Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.
Antheroid
An″ther‐oid (�), a. [Anther + -oid.] Resembling an anther.
Antherozoid
{ An′ther‐o‐zoid (�), An′ther‐o‐zoo″id (�), } n. [Gr. � flowery + � animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
Anthesis
‖An‐the″sis (�), n. [Gr. � bloom, fr. ανθεἰ̑ν to bloom, ἄνθοσ flower.] (Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray.
Anthobian
An‐tho″bi‐an (�), n. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + βίοσ life.] (Zoöl.) A beetle which feeds on flowers.
Anthobranchia
‖An′tho‐bran″chi‐a (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + � gills, n. pl.] (Zoöl.) A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the ...
Anthocarpous
An′tho‐car″pous (�), a. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry,...
Anthocyanin
An′tho‐cy″a‐nin (�), n. Same as Anthokyan.
Anthodium
‖An‐tho″di‐um (�), n. [NL., from Gr. � like flowers, flowery; ἄνθοσ flower + � form.] (Bot.) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a inv...
Anthography
An‐thog″ra‐phy (�), n. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + -graphy.] A description of flowers.
Anthoid
An″thoid (�), a. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + -oid.] Resembling a flower; flowerlike.
Anthokyan
An′tho‐ky″an (�), n. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + κύανοσ blue.] (Chem.) The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as Cyanin.
Antholite
An″tho‐lite (�), n. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + -lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
Anthological
An′tho‐log″ic‐al (�), a. Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets.He published a geographical and anthological desc...
Anthologist
An‐thol″o‐gist (�), n. One who compiles an anthology.
Anthology
An‐thol″o‐gy (�), n. [Gr. �, fr. ανθολὄγοσ flower gathering; ἄνθοσ flower + λέγειν to gather.] 1. A discourse on flowers.2. A collection of flowers; a garland.3. A collection of...
Anthomania
An′tho‐ma″ni‐a (�), n. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + μανία madness.] A extravagant fondness for flowers.
Anthony's Fire
An″tho‐ny's Fire′ (�). See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint.
Anthophagous
An‐thoph″a‐gous (�), a. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + φαγει̑ν to eat.] (Zoöl.) Eating flowers; — said of certain insects.
Anthophilous
An‐thoph″i‐lous (?), a. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + φίλοσ loving.] (Zoöl.) Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.
Anthophore
An″tho‐phore (�), n. [Gr. � bearing flowers; ἄνθοσ flower + � bearing, � to bear.] (Bot.) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink fa...
Anthophorous
An‐thoph″o‐rous (�), a. Flower bearing; supporting the flower.
Anthophyllite
An‐thoph″yl‐lite (�), n. [NL. anthophyllum clove.] A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color. — An′tho‐phyl‐lit″ic (�), a.
Anthorism
An″tho‐rism (�), n.(Rhet.) A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.