synanthous

English

Etymology

From syn- +‎ -anthous.

Adjective

synanthous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having the flowers and leaves appearing at the same time.
   • 1885, Palestine Exploration Fund: Quarterly Statement:

     No leaves were yet in sight, but in some cases the petals had fallen , and the seed pod was filling, showing that the leaves are certainly not synanthous, though appearing soon after the flowers.

   • 2013, Yitzchak Gutterman, Regeneration of Plants in Arid Ecosystems […] :

     The synanthous species develop leaves and flowers only after a suitable rainfall and flower during the season with rain.

Related terms

• synanthy

 

See also

• hysteranthous
• proteranthous

References

• “synanthous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.