Anthesis
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noun.
The period during which a flower is fully open and functional.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The period or act of expansion in flowers.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The period or state of full expansion in a flower.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The event of a
flower
opening.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Word Usage
"Emasculation and bagging was done at the beginning of anthesis, that is, when the first unisexual male catkins began to shed pollen."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
development
growing
growth
maturation
ontogenesis