"proteranthous" meaning in English

See proteranthous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɹəʊtəɹˈænθəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌproʊtəɹˈænθəs/ [General-American], /-ɾəɹ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proteranthous.wav
Rhymes: -ænθəs Etymology: PIE word *h₂éndʰos From protero- (prefix meaning ‘earliest, first’) + -anthous (suffix specifying appearance or behavior of a plant's flowers). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|h₂éndʰos}} PIE word *h₂éndʰos, {{vern|garden star-of-Bethlehem}} garden star-of-Bethlehem, {{taxlink|Ornithogalum umbellatum|species}} Ornithogalum umbellatum, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|leaves before flowers}} sense 2, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{affix|en|protero-|-anthous|pos1=prefix meaning ‘earliest, first’|pos2=suffix specifying appearance or behavior of a plant's flowers}} protero- (prefix meaning ‘earliest, first’) + -anthous (suffix specifying appearance or behavior of a plant's flowers) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} proteranthous (not comparable), {{term-label|en|botany|rare}} (botany, rare)
  1. Of a plant: having flowers that appear earlier than the leaves. Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Botany Translations (of a plant: having flowers that appear earlier than the leaves): joka kukkii ennen lehtien kasvamista (Finnish), protéranthe (French), proteranto (Italian)
    Sense id: en-proteranthous-en-adj-en:flowers_before_leaves Disambiguation of Botany: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with protero-, English terms suffixed with -anthous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with protero-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -anthous: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a plant: having flowers that appear earlier than the leaves': 75 25
  2. Of a plant: having leaves that appear earlier than the flowers. Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Botany Translations (of a plant: having leaves that appear earlier than the flowers): jonka lehdet kasvavat ennen kukkimista (Finnish), proteranto (Italian)
    Sense id: en-proteranthous-en-adj-en:leaves_before_flowers Disambiguation of Botany: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with protero-, English terms suffixed with -anthous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with protero-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -anthous: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a plant: having leaves that appear earlier than the flowers': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: proteranthy
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a plant: having leaves that appear earlier than the flowers",
      "word": "proteranto"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Asa Gray"
  ],
  "word": "proteranthous"
}

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