- Anthophorous
- Anthophorous An*thoph"o*rous, a. Flower bearing; supporting the flower. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Anthophorous
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anthophorous — anˈthäfərəs adjective Etymology: Greek anthophoros : flower bearing : floriferous anthophorous plants * * * anthophorous, a. (ænˈθɒfərəs) [see prec. and ous.] Flower bearing … Useful english dictionary
anthophorous — an·thoph·o·rous … English syllables
anthophorous — a. Botany, flower bearing … Dictionary of difficult words
-phorous — a word element forming an adjective termination meaning bearing , having , as in anthophorous. {New Latin phorus, from Greek phoros bearing} …
anthophore — /ˈænθəfɔ/ (say anthuhfaw) noun a form of floral stipe, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil. {Greek anthophoros flower bearing} –anthophorous, adjective …
