{{wiktionary Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

”. It is found in words such as : *

Anthomania The English suffix -mania denotes an obsession with something; a mania. The suffix is used in some medical terms denoting mental disorders. It has also entered standard English and is affixed to many different words to denote enthusiasm or obs ...

, an obsession with flowers *

Anthocyanin Anthocyanins (), also called anthocyans, are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that, depending on their pH, may appear red, purple, blue, or black. In 1835, the German pharmacist Ludwig Clamor Marquart gave the name Anthokyan to a chemical compo ...

s, a class of phenolic pigments found in plants *

Anthodite Anthodites (Greek ἄνθος ''ánthos'', "flower", ''-ode'', adjectival combining form, ''-ite'' adjectival suffix) are speleothems (cave formations) composed of long needle-like crystals situated in clusters which radiate outward from a common ...

, a type of cave formations composed of long needle-like crystals situated in clusters which radiate outward from a common base *

Anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...

Anthotype An anthotype is an image created using photosensitive material from plants. This process was originally invented by Mary Somerville who presented her research to Sir John Herschel (who is often misquoted as the inventor) in 1842. An emulsion is ...

, a photographic process using plant and flower material *

Anthozoa Anthozoa is a subphylum of marine invertebrates which includes the sea anemones, Scleractinia, stony corals and Alcyonacea, soft corals. Adult anthozoans are almost all attached to the seabed, while their larvae can disperse as part of the plank ...

, a class within the phylum Cnidaria that contains the sea anemones and corals *

Anthomedusae Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this long-known, heavily discussed, and spectacular group. It has also been called Gymnobl ...

(a.k.a. Anthoathecatae), an order of marine invertebrates *

Anthocerotophyta Hornworts are a group of non-vascular Embryophytes (land plants) constituting the division Anthocerotophyta (). The common name refers to the elongated horn-like structure, which is the sporophyte. As in mosses and liverworts, hornworts have a g ...

, the hornworts, a division of non-vascular plants *

Anthocoridae Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Description Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm long and have soft, elongated oval, flat bodies, often patterned in black an ...

, the minute pirate bugs or flower bugs, a family of bugs *

Anthochori, Arcadia Anthochori ( el, Ανθοχώρι meaning "flower village", before 1927: Καρούμπαλι - ''Karoumpali'') was a settlement in Arcadia, Greece. Anthochori was demolished from 2006 to 2008 in order to provide the Megalopoli Power Plant with ...

, a former settlement in Greece *

Anthophyta The anthophytes are a grouping of plant taxa bearing flower-like reproductive structures. They were formerly thought to be a clade comprising plants bearing flower-like structures. The group contained the angiosperms - the extant flowering plant ...

, the anthophytes, ancestors of modern flowering plants

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