anthesis

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

From Nature

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