Flowers

167. Flowers

See also 54. BOTANY ; 319. PLANTS

anthesis

full bloom of a flower.

anthoecology

the branch of ecology that studies the relationship of flowers to their environment.

anthography

Botany. the description of flowers.

anthomania

Rare. an extreme love for flowers.

anthophagy

the habit, as of larvae, of feeding on flowers. —anthophagous, adj.

anthophobia

an abnormal fear of flowers.

cleistogamy

the state of bearing small flowers as well as fully developed ones, as in the pansy, in which the small ones do not open but are pollinated by their own anthers. —cleistogamous, adj.

conservatory

a greenhouse, especially one used to grow delicate, rare, and exotic flowers and plants for decorative purposes. See also 284. MUSIC

dichogamy

the condition, in some flowering plants, in which the pistils and stamens mature at different times, thus preventing self-pollination. —dichogamous, adj.

diclinism

the condition of having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers. —diclonous, adj.

efflorescence

the process of flowering or blooming. —efflorescent, adj.

epanody

peloria.

estivation, aestivation

the arrangement of petals in a flower before it opens; prefloration. Also aestivation.

florescence

1 . the state or condition of being in flower or blooming

2 . the period during which this occurs.

3 . a period of great development. —florescent, adj.

floretum

a garden specifically used for the growth and scientific study of flowers.

floribunda

one of several varieties of rosé characterized by their long blooming period and their large flowers, often in clusters.

floriculture

the cultivation of flowers, especially of decorative flowering plants, usually on a commercial scale. —floriculturist , n. —floricultural, adj.

florimania

a mania for plants and flowers.

homogony

the condition of similarity in length and location of all the pistils and stamens in flowers of the same species. —homogonous, adj.

ikebana

the Japanese art of flower arrangement, especially for the home.

peloria

the phenomenon of a regular structure appearing as an abnormality in flowers which are usually irregular. Also called epanody . —peloric, pelorian, adj.

perigyny

the state of having the pistils, stamens, petals, etc., arranged around a cuplike receptacle. —perigynous, adj.

phyllody

the process by which floral organs turn into foliage. Also phyllomorphy.

rosarium

a rose garden.

staminody

the metamorphosis of various flower organs, as petals or sepals, into stamens.

synanthy

whole or partial union of several flowers that are usually separate and distinct. —synanthous adj.

tulipomania

a mania for planting and growing tulips, especially such a mania in Holland in the 1630s, when a sum equivalent to $5200 was paid for a single bulb. —tulipomaniac , n.