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phaneranthous

phaneranthous adjective: showy (having conspicuous colourful flowers that advertise their presence to pollinators).

Adjective

phaneranthous (comparative more phaneranthous, superlative most phaneranthous)

  1. showy (having conspicuous colourful flowers that advertise their presence to pollinators)

Antonyms of phaneranthous

Forms of phaneranthous

comparativemore phaneranthous
superlativemost phaneranthous

Origin of phaneranthous

From phanero- + -anthous.

Questions about phaneranthous

What does phaneranthous mean?
Phaneranthous means showy (having conspicuous colourful flowers that advertise their presence to pollinators).
What part of speech is phaneranthous?
Phaneranthous is an adjective.

Words near phaneranthous in the dictionary

  1. Phander
  2. phane
  3. phanek
  4. phanera
  5. phanerantherous
  6. phaneranthous
  7. phaneric
  8. phanerite
  9. phanerites
  10. phaneritic
  11. phanero-

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