anthophore

anthophore
an·tho·phore

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  • anthophore — ● anthophore nom féminin Abeille solitaire, au vol très rapide, nidifiant dans le sol et qui nourrit ses larves de pollen. ⇒ANTHOPHORE, adj. et subst. masc. A. BOT. ,,Prolongement qui, partant du calice, porte les organes floraux. (É. A. CARRIÈRE …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Anthophore — An tho*phore, n. [Gr. ? bearing flowers; a nqos flower + ? bearing, fe rein to bear.] (Bot.) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anthophore — [an′thō fôr΄, an′thəfôr΄] n. [ ANTHO + PHORE] an elongated stalk between the sepals and the petals of some flowers that supports the flowering parts …   English World dictionary

  • anthophore — /an theuh fawr , fohr /, n. Bot. a form of floral stalk, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil. [1830 40; < Gk anthophóros flower bearing, blooming. See ANTHO …   Universalium

  • anthophore — (an to fo r ) adj. Terme de botanique. Qui porte une ou plusieurs fleurs. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Termes grecs signifiant fleur et qui porte …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • anthophore — /ˈænθəfɔ/ (say anthuhfaw) noun a form of floral stipe, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil. {Greek anthophoros flower bearing} –anthophorous, adjective …  

  • anthophore — ˈan(t)thəˌfō(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: Greek anthophoros flowerbearing, from anth anth (I) + phoros (from pherein to bear) more at bear (carry) : a stalklike extension of the receptacle o …   Useful english dictionary

  • -phore — ♦ Élément, du gr. pherein « porter » (comp. gr. en phoros) : doryphore, métaphore, phosphore, sémaphore. phore élément, du gr. pherein, porter . ⇒ PHORE, élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. «qui porte, qui transporte» (lui même tiré de «porter,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sitaris — ⇒SITARIS, subst. masc. ENTOMOL. Insecte coléoptère d Europe méridionale dont la larve, le triongulin, vit en parasite dans le nid de certaines abeilles solitaires. Tout se passe comme si la larve du Sitaris, dès son éclosion, savait que l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • antho- — a combining form meaning flower, used in the formation of compound words: anthophore. [ < Gk, comb. form of ánthos flower] * * * …   Universalium

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