Anthesis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐfɹˌɪdʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈanθəsˌɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈanθəsˌɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɐfɹˌɪdʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flowering blossoming florescence efflorescence inflorescence

Word Forms

flower	verb	produce or yield flowers
efflorescent	adjective	bursting into flower
effloresce	verb	come into or as if into flower

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anthese

die Zeit und der Prozess des Aufgehens und Entfaltens von Blüten

🇫🇷French

anthèse

le moment et le processus de bourgeonnement et de déploiement des fleurs

🇪🇸Spanish

antesis

el tiempo y el proceso de brotación y desarrollo de las flores

🇮🇹Italian

antesi

il tempo e il processo del germogliamento e dello schiudersi dei fiori

🇳🇱Dutch

anthese

de tijd en het proces van het ontluiken en ontvouwen van bloesems

🇵🇹Portuguese

antese

o tempo e o processo de brotamento e desdobramento das flores

🇷🇺Russian

антезис

время и процесс бутонизации и раскрытия цветков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एंथेसिस

फूलों के खिलने और खिलने का समय और प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Tamil

பழிவாங்கல்

பூக்கள் துளிர்விடும் மற்றும் விரியும் நேரம் மற்றும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

యాంథెసిస్

మొగ్గలు మరియు వికసించే సమయం మరియు ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Gujarati

એન્થેસિસ

ફૂલોના ઉભરતા અને પ્રગટ થવાનો સમય અને પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಂಥೆಸಿಸ್

ಹೂವುಗಳ ಮೊಳಕೆಯೊಡೆಯುವ ಮತ್ತು ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಮಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആന്തസിസ്

പൂവിടുമ്പോൾ വിരിയുന്ന സമയവും പ്രക്രിയയും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花期

花蕾绽放的时间和过程

🇯🇵Japanese

開花

花の芽吹きと展開の時期と過程

🇰🇷Korean

개화

꽃이 움트고 피어나는 시간과 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kết hợp

thời gian và quá trình nảy chồi và nở hoa

🇹🇭Thai

กวีนิพนธ์

เวลาและขั้นตอนการออกดอกและการบานของดอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bunga mekar

waktu dan proses tunas dan mekarnya bunga

🇲🇾Malay

antesis

masa dan proses tunas dan pembungaan bunga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخدير

وقت وعملية مهدها وتكشف الأزهار

🇮🇷Persian

گلچین

زمان و روند جوانه زدن و باز شدن شکوفه ها

🇹🇷Turkish

antez

çiçeklerin tomurcuklanması ve açılması zamanı ve süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

אנתזה

הזמן והתהליך של ניצנים ופריחה של פריחה

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