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hysteranthous, a. Bot.|hɪstəˈrænθəs|
[f. Gr. ὕστερ-ος later + ἄνθ-ος flower + -ous. Cf. F. hystéranthe.]
Of plants: Having the flowers appearing before the leaves.
(Etymologically the word should mean the reverse of this; the correct term would be hysterophyllous.)
1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 368 Hysteranthous, when leaves appear after flowers. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. (ed. 6) 416/1. |