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ἄνθος
{{wiktionary Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”. It is found in words such as : * Anthomania, an obsession with flowers * Anthocyanins, a class of phenolic pigments found in plants * Anthodite, a type of cave formations composed of long needle-like crystals situated in clusters which radiate outward from a common base * Anthology * Anthotype, a photographic process using plant and flower material * Anthozoa, a class within the phylum Cnidaria that contains the sea anemones and corals * Anthomedusae (a.k.a. Anthoathecatae), an order of marine invertebrates * Anthocerotophyta, the hornworts, a division of non-vascular plants * Anthocoridae, the minute pirate bugs or flower bugs, a family of bugs * Anthochori, Arcadia, a former settlement in Greece * Anthophyta, the anthophytes, ancestors of modern flowering plants See also * Anthos (other) * Anthus (mythology) In Greek mythology, the name Anthus (Ancient Greek: � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthocyanin
Anthocyanins (), also called anthocyans, are solubility, water-soluble vacuole, vacuolar pigments that, depending on their pH, may appear red, purple, blue, or black. In 1835, the German pharmacist Ludwig Clamor Marquart named a chemical compound that gives flowers a blue color, Anthokyan, in his treatise "''Die Farben der Blüthen''" (English: The Colors of Flowers). Food plants rich in anthocyanins include the blueberry, raspberry, black rice, and black soybean, among many others that are red, blue, purple, or black. Some of the colors of autumn leaves are derived from anthocyanins. Anthocyanins belong to a parent class of molecules called flavonoids synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway. They can occur in all biological tissue, tissues of higher plants, including leaf, leaves, plant stem, stems, roots, flowers, and fruits. Anthocyanins are derived from anthocyanidins by adding sugars. They are odorless and moderately astringent. Although approved as food and beverage c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthodite
Anthodites (Greek language, 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 base. The "needles" may be quill-like or feathery. Most anthodites are made of the mineral aragonite (a variety of calcium carbonate, CaCO3), although some are composed of gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O). The term ''anthodite'' is first cited in the scientific literature in 1965 by Japanese researcher N. Kashima, who described "flower-like dripstone" composed of "an alternation of calcite and aragonite". Structure, composition and appearance The individual crystals of anthodites develop in a form described as "acicular" (needle-like) and often branch out as they grow. They usually grow downward from a cave's ceiling. Aragonite crystals are contrasted with those made of calcite (another variety of calcium carbonate) in that the latt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and genre-based anthologies.Chris Baldrick''The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms'' 3rd. ed (2008) Complete collections of works are often called " complete works" or "" (Latin equivalent). Etymology The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (''anthologic'', literally "a collection of blossoms", from , ''ánthos'', flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the ''Garland'' (, ''stéphanos''), the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower. That ''Garland'' by Meléagros of Gadara formed the kernel for what has become known as the Greek Anthology. '' Florilegium'', a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthos (other)
Anthos may refer to: * Anthos (play), ''Anthos'' (play), a lost play by Athenian dramatist Agathon * Anthos (restaurant), a former restaurant in New York City * A spirit god in the fictional comic book series Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy * Anthos, part of Google Cloud Platform * Rosemary, also called anthos See also *Anthon (given name) * Athos (other) *Antos (name) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower
Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, modified leaves; corolla, the petals; androecium, the male reproductive unit consisting of stamens and pollen; and gynoecium, the female part, containing style and stigma, which receives the pollen at the tip of the style, and ovary, which contains the ovules. When flowers are arranged in groups, they are known collectively as inflorescences. Floral growth originates at stem tips and is controlled by MADS-box genes. In most plant species flowers are heterosporous, and so can produce sex cells of both sexes. Pollination mediates the transport of pollen to the ovules in the ovaries, to facilitate sexual reproduction. It can occur between different plants, as in cross-pollination, or between flowers on the same plant or even the same f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 obsession with that subject. Cambridge Dictionary has defined mania as “a very strong interest in something that fills a person's mind or uses up all their time�Britannica Dictionarydefined mania as a mental illness in which a person becomes very emotional or excited. Psychological conditions A * Aboulomania – indecisiveness (aboulo- (Greek) meaning irresolution or indecision) * Andromania – human sexual behaviour and desire towards males in females (andro- (Greek) meaning man, men, male or masculine) Can be replaced by hypersexuality, nymphomania, cytheromania, hysteromania or aphrodisiomania. * Anglomania – England and a passion or obsession with the English (i.e. anglophile) See also anglophobia. * Arithmomania, arithmomania � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthotype
An anthotype (from Greek άνθος anthos "flower" and τύπος týpos "imprint", also called Nature Printing) is an image created using photosensitive material from plants under the influence of light (e.g. UV light, rays of sun). An emulsion is made from crushed flower petals or any other light-sensitive plant, fruit or vegetable. A sheet of paper is covered with the emulsion, and then it is dried. Some leaves, a transparent photo positive or other material is placed on the paper; and then it is exposed to direct full sunlight until the image part not covered by the material is bleached out by the sun rays. The original color remains in the shadowed parts depending on the exposure. The paper remains sensitive against such rays. It cannot be fixed. Note: The color of anthocyanidins, anthocyans, carotinoids, and other light sensitive plant material may depend on PH of the water and of the paper. History The photo-sensitive properties of plants and vegetables have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
