What is "antho-"

pre. (non-gloss definition: Forms words relating to flowers)

Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “ flower”.

It is found in words such as :

• Anthophobia, an abnormal and persistent fear of flowers
• Anthomania, an obsession with flowers
• Anthocyanins, a class of phenolic pigments found in plants
• Anthodite, a type of cave formations composed of long needle-like crystals situated in clusters which radiate outward from a common base
• Anthology
• Anthozoa, a class within the phylum Cnidaria that contains the sea anemones and corals
• Anthomedusae (a.k.a. Anthoathecatae), an order of marine invertebrates
• Anthocerotophyta, the hornworts, a division of non-vascular plants
• Anthocoridae, the minute pirate bugs or flower bugs, a family of bugs
• Anthochori, Arcadia, a former settlement in Greece