synanthesis

English

Etymology

From syn- +‎ anthesis

Noun

synanthesis (uncountable)

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

Related terms

synanthetic

References

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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