About: Antho-

Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”. It is found in words such as : * Anthomania, an obsession with flowers * Anthocyanins, a class of phenolic pigments found in plants * Anthodite, a type of cave formations composed of long needle-like crystals situated in clusters which radiate outward from a common base * Anthology * Anthotype, a photographic process using plant and flower material * Anthozoa, a class within the phylum Cnidaria that contains the sea anemones and corals * Anthomedusae (a.k.a. Anthoathecatae), an order of marine invertebrates * Anthocerotophyta, the hornworts, a division of non-vascular plants * Anthocoridae, the minute pirate bugs or flower bugs, a family of bugs * Anthochori, Arcadia, a former settlement in Greece