Etymology

anthocaulus

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Today it means: A polyp that develops asexually on the skeletons of some coral species. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄνθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄνθος“flower”
  2. English todayanthocaulus

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + καυλός (kaulós, “stem”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄνθος all →

stylo-anthantho--anthousbloodflowerctenanthe

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