ANTHESIS

blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence

(noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anthesis (plural antheses)

(botany) The event of a flower opening.

Anagrams

• Nashitse, Sethians, Thainess, shanties

Source: Wiktionary


An*the"sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GROIN

(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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