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- anthesis/anˈθiːsɪs/The period during which a flower is fully open and functional.nounVery low (technical/scientific)
- anthesteria/ˌanθɪˈstɪərɪə/An ancient Athenian religious festival held annually in honour of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility, taking place over three days in the month of Anthesterion (roughly February). It marked the opening of new wine jars and involved rituals associated with the spirits of the dead and the arrival of spring.nounRare / Very Low Frequency
- anthill/ˈænt.hɪl/A mound of earth, sand, or soil built by ants as the entrance to their nest and the structure that houses their colony.nounB1
- anthocyanin/ˌanθə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪənɪn/A water-soluble pigment found in the vacuoles of plant cells, responsible for red, purple, and blue colors in flowers, fruits, and leaves.nounC2
- anthodium/anˈθəʊdɪəm/A type of inflorescence (flower cluster) characteristic of plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), where numerous small flowers (florets) are arranged on a flattened or rounded receptacle, surrounded by bracts to form a composite flower head.nounVery Low (Specialist)
- anthologize/ænˈθɒlədʒaɪz/To compile selected literary or artistic works into a collection (an anthology).verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
- anthology/ænˈθɒlədʒi/A published collection of literary works (poems, short stories, essays) by various authors, or sometimes by a single author, selected and assembled into a single volume.nounC1
- anthony/ˈæn.tə.ni/A masculine given name of Latin origin, meaning 'priceless' or 'highly praiseworthy'.nounMedium (Common as a given name, but context-dependent in general text)
- anthony dollar/ˌæn.tə.ni ˈdɒl.ə/A United States dollar coin minted from 1979 to 1981 (and again in 1999), featuring a portrait of suffragist Susan B. Anthony on the obverse.nounLow
- anthony of padua/ˈæntəni əv ˈpædjuə/Saint Anthony of Padua, a 13th-century Portuguese Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, known as a Doctor of the Church and a patron saint of lost items.nounLow
- anthophobia/ˌanθə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/An irrational, persistent, and often overwhelming fear of flowers.nounVery low
- anthophore/ˈænθəfɔː/A stalk-like structure in some flowers, formed by the elongation of the floral axis between the calyx and the corolla, supporting the corolla and stamens.nounVery Low (Technical Term)
- anthophyllite/ˌanθə(ʊ)ˈfɪlʌɪt/A mineral, a brown or green amphibole consisting of a silicate of magnesium and iron.nounC2 / Extremely Rare
- anthotaxy/ˈænθə(ʊ)ˌtæksi/The arrangement of flowers on a plant; specifically, the order or pattern in which flowers are arranged on an inflorescence.nounVery Rare / Technical
- anthozoan/ˌanθəˈzəʊən/Any of a large class (Anthozoa) of marine coelenterates (cnidarians) that includes the corals, sea anemones, and related forms, which are solitary or colonial polyps lacking a medusa stage.adjectivenounLow (C2-Proficiency/Technical)
- anthracene/ˈænθrəsiːn/A solid, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon composed of three fused benzene rings, occurring in coal tar.nounC2
- anthracite/ˈænθrəsaɪt/A hard, shiny, carbon-rich variety of coal that burns with little smoke or flame.nounC1
- anthracnose/ˈænθrəkˌnəʊz/A plant disease causing dark, sunken lesions, typically on leaves, stems, or fruit.nounVery low
- anthracosilicosis/ˌanθrəkəʊˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs/A lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust and silica dust.nounRare
- anthracosis/ˌanθrəˈkəʊsɪs/A lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust.nounC2/Technical/Very Low
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