Meanings
adjectivesynanthous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving the flowers and leaves appearing at the same time.
The synanthous species develop leaves and flowers only after a suitable rainfall and flower during the season with rain.
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No leaves were yet in sight, but in some cases the petals had fallen , and the seed pod was filling, showing that the leaves are certainly not synanthous, though appearing soon after the flowers.
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