anthesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
    efflorescence; blossoming; florescence; flowering; inflorescence.

WordNet


An*the"sis noun
Etymology
Gr. bloom, fr. to bloom, flower.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray.

Webster 1913