anthesis
Example Sentences
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Quinoa flowers were marked at anthesis, and seeds were sampled at 12, 16, 20 and 24 days after anthesis.
From Nature
Glammers are the ugly anthesis of the old state park ethos of down scale friendliness and simple tastes.
From New York Times
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
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
Panicle branched, the clusters open in anthesis; glumes not winged on the back.
From Project Gutenberg
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