Flower development

• Full bloom
• The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anthesis is the period during which a flower is fully open and functional. It may also refer to the onset of that period. The onset of anthesis is spectacular in some species. In Banksia species, for example, anthesis involves the extension of the style ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anthesis \An*the"sis\, n. [Gr. ? bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. --Gray.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The event of a flower opening.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: blossoming , flowering , florescence , inflorescence , efflorescence ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"full bloom," 1835, from Greek anthesis , noun of action from antheein "to blossom," from anthos "flower," (see anther ).