Definitions For Hysteranthous
Adjective
(not comparable) (botany) Having the leaf, leaves emerge after 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. : (Henslow)Related terms
hysteranthy synanthousEtymology
{{der, en, grc, }}; see hystero-, , later and antho-, , flower.Is Hysteranthous a Scrabble Word?
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Scrabble
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The word Hysteranthous is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends