Anthemy 



Anthoecologist 



Anth'emy, Anthe'mia {&v6f/ioi/, flower- 

 pattern ?), a flower-cluster of any 

 kind. 



An'ther, Anthe'ra {avdrtphs, flowering), 

 (1) that portion of a stamen which 

 contains the pollen, usually bilocu- 

 lar, and sessile, or attached to a flla- 

 ment ; (2) an old term in Fungi, 

 for the Antheridium ; (3) also used 

 by Linnaeus for the seta and capsule 

 of Mosses, as in Bri/um ; ~ Cap, -^ 

 Case, in Orchids, the outer deciduous 

 case or bag, which is virtually the 

 anther minus the pollinia ; '-' Lust 

 = Pollen ; ~ like, — shaped, re- 

 calling the form of a stag's horns, 

 as certain trichomes ; ^ Lobes, the 

 cells which contain the pollen ; '^ 

 Wings, the horny, lateral expan- 

 sions of the anther-lobes in Asclepi- 

 adeae r Antheran'gium (dyyctov, a 

 vessel), the sporocarp of Dioonites 

 containing both macro- and micro- 

 spores (Wittrock) ; An'therid, An- 

 theridium (e/Sos, resemblance) ; (1) 

 the male sexual organ in Crypto- 

 gams, the analogue of the anther in 

 Phanerogams ; (2) in Hymenomy- 

 cetes, an old term for Cystidium ; 

 Antheridan'gia {olyy^'^ov, a vessel), 

 microspores of Marsilca and allied 

 plants ; antherid'ial, antherid'ic, 

 pertaining to antheridia;-^ Cell, the 

 product of a prothallial cell, which 

 divides into the Genkjiativk Cell, 

 and the Stalk-cell; Antherid'io- 

 phore {(pophs, bearing), a unisexual 

 gametophore, bearing antheridia 

 only, a specialized bi-anch in Sphag- 

 7in»t and Hepaticae ; antherif'erous, 

 -rus i/ero^ I bear), anther-bearing ; 

 an'-therless, destitute of anthers, 

 female or neuter flowers ; An'thero- 

 cyst i&vdos, a flower, kvo-tis, a 

 bladder), (1) Camel's term for An- 

 theridium, (2) restricted by Vuille- 

 min to a unicellular structure devel- 

 oping antherozoids ; antherog'enous, 

 -ntts {ycpos, ott"spring), applied to 

 double flowers arising from the 

 transformation of anthers (De Can- 

 dolle) ; an'theroid (eZSos, like), 

 anther-Hke ; Antheroma'nia {jnayiia, 



madness), an inordinate develop- 

 ment of anthers ; An'therophore 

 {(pophs, bearing), a cylindrical or flat- 

 tened axis in Ephedra bearing the 

 anthers. 

 Antherophyriy {kvd-nphs, flowering ; 

 <pv\\ov, a leaf), the virescence 

 and phyllomorjihy of anthers ; 

 Antherosporan'gium {airopa, a seed ; 

 ayye'iov, a vessel), a synonym for 

 Micros PORANGIUM ; Antherozo'a 

 Antherozoids {(ooov, an animal ; 

 €l5os, resemblance), malfc motile 

 cells provided with cilia, produced 

 in antheridia. 

 Anthe'sis {ivdriaris, flowering), the 

 expansion of the flower, the time 

 when fertilization takes place. 

 Anthesmol'ysis X (Anthesmus ; Kvcris, 

 a loosing), the metamorphosis of in- 

 florescence (Lindley) ; Anthesmotax'is 

 (Te{|($, order), the arrangement of 

 the difl'erent parts of the flower 

 (F. N. Williams) ; Anthes'mus t» 

 an inflorescence; Anthobiol'ogy {-{- 

 Biology), Hansgirg's term for the 

 life-history of the flowery An'tho- 

 carp, Anthocarp'iwn, a fruit formed 

 by the union of the floral organs or 

 part of them, with the fruit itself, 

 as in Nyctagineae ; anthocarp'ous, 

 -pus {Kapirhs, fruit), applied to fruits 

 with accessories, sometimes termed 

 pseudocarps, as the Strawberry and 

 Pineapple, 

 anthoc'erotoid (elSos, resemblance), re- 

 sembling the hepatic genus AiUho- 

 ccros. 

 Anthochlor'in(fii'eos, a flower ; x^<^P^^j 

 pale green), the yellow colouring of 

 flowers ; xanthein ; Anthoclinlum 

 {K\ivn, a bed), the receptacle of a 

 Composite ; Anthocy'anin {Kvavos, 

 dark blue), the blue, sometimes red, 

 colouring of flowers. 

 Antho'dium {&v6w5ris, flower-like), the 

 capitubim of the Compositae, by 

 some restricted to the involucrum. 

 Anthoe'cium {ipdos, a flower ; ohos, a 

 house), the spikelet of such grasses 

 ! as Panicum ; Anthoecol'ogist {oIkos, 

 i house ; x6yQ^, discourse), a student 

 j of plant-life in its environlfient 



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