Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”.
It is found in words such as : 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 Anthotype, a photographic process using plant and flower material 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 Anthophyta, the anthophytes, ancestors of modern flowering plants
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See also Anthos (disambiguation) Anthus (mythology)