anthoidadj.

Brit.

/ˈanθɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈænˌθɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἄνθος , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + -oid suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek ἀνθώδης flower-like, and also scientific Latin anthoides (1817 as a specific name in zoology).In the following quotation, the form anthoid appears to be a compositorial error for antheroid adj., translating German antherenartig (1838 in the passage translated), lit. ‘anther-like’:1839 W. Francis tr. F. J. F. Meyen Rep. Progress Veg. Physiol. 81 The fructification of the spores is effected by the turbid fluid which proceeds from the apertures of the anthoid organs [Ger. der antherenartigen Organe].

rare.

Resembling a flower; flower-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > resembling or derived from flowers

anthine1656

flower-like1833

flower-shaped1836

anthoid1852

1852–4 A. Thomson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 17/1 Resemblance to the Polypes in their external anthoid appearance.

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 1386/2 Anthoides.., resembling a flower: anthoid.

1971 Phytomorphology 21 168/2 A surprisingly high number of adequately preserved fossil anthoid strobili is known from the Mesozoic Bennettitae.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	anthoid
释义	anthoidadj. Brit. /ˈanθɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈænˌθɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἄνθος , -oid suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + -oid suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek ἀνθώδης flower-like, and also scientific Latin anthoides (1817 as a specific name in zoology).In the following quotation, the form anthoid appears to be a compositorial error for antheroid adj., translating German antherenartig (1838 in the passage translated), lit. ‘anther-like’:1839 W. Francis tr. F. J. F. Meyen Rep. Progress Veg. Physiol. 81 The fructification of the spores is effected by the turbid fluid which proceeds from the apertures of the anthoid organs [Ger. der antherenartigen Organe]. rare. Resembling a flower; flower-like. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > resembling or derived from flowers anthine1656 flower-like1833 flower-shaped1836 anthoid1852 1852–4 A. Thomson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 17/1 Resemblance to the Polypes in their external anthoid appearance. 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 1386/2 Anthoides.., resembling a flower: anthoid. 1971 Phytomorphology 21 168/2 A surprisingly high number of adequately preserved fossil anthoid strobili is known from the Mesozoic Bennettitae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1852
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