anthesis

Example Sentences

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"I feel we are the anthesis of each other and I am glad about that."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

Quinoa flowers were marked at anthesis, and seeds were sampled at 12, 16, 20 and 24 days after anthesis.

From Nature • Feb. 7, 2017

The tall, whippet-slender Walter is the anthesis of her recent on-screen characters — sweet and funny, with a kind word for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2014

The genus Eucalyptus is named for its unusual floral structure derived from the Greek eu-, well, and kaluptos, covered, which refers to the operculum that covers the floral buds before anthesis.

From Nature • Jun. 10, 2014

Relation of temperature to anthesis and blossom drop of the tomato together with a histological study of the pistils.

From The Tomato by Work, Paul