Antho-

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

See also

• Anthos (disambiguation)
• Anthus (mythology)