hysteranthous

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adjective

Having the leaves emerge before the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that flower when the plant is dormant and without leaves during a dry season. This contrasts with synanthous plants that flower at the same time as the leaves are present.

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Meanings

adjectivehysteranthous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving the leaves emerge before the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that flower when the plant is dormant and without leaves during a dry season. This contrasts with synanthous plants that flower at the same time as the leaves are present.

Origin

From hyster- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) + -anthous.

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APA

hysteranthous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysteranthous

MLA

“hysteranthous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysteranthous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hysteranthous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysteranthous.

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