| ACANTHOID | • acanthoid adj. Having the shape of a spine or thorn. • ACANTHOID adj. spine-shaped. |
| ACANTHOUS | • acanthous adj. (Botany) Synonym of spinous. • ACANTHOUS adj. spiny, prickly. |
| ANANTHOUS | • ananthous adj. (Botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless. • ANANTHOUS adj. having no flowers. |
| ANTHOCARP | • anthocarp n. (Botany) Any of various forms of fruits in which part of the perianth tissue remains attached to the… • ANTHOCARP n. a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as a pineapple. |
| ANTHOCYAN | • anthocyan n. (Organic chemistry) anthocyanin. • ANTHOCYAN n. a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap, also ANTHOCYANIN. |
| ANTHODIUM | • anthodium n. (Botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head. • ANTHODIUM n. the flower head of certain plants. |
| ANTHOLOGY | • anthology n. A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors. • anthology n. (Attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another. • anthology n. (By extension) An assortment of things. |
| ANTHOTAXY | • anthotaxy n. (Botany) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers. • ANTHOTAXY n. the arrangement of flowers on a stem or parts on a flower. |
| ANTHOZOAN | • anthozoan n. (Marine biology) A marine invertebrate of the class Anthozoa, such as a sea anemone or coral. • ANTHOZOAN n. any animal of the class Anthozoa of marine coelenterates, which includes sea anemones, corals, and sea-pens. |
| ANTHOZOIC | • anthozoic adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa. • ANTHOZOIC adj. of or like an anthozoan, any animal of the class Anthozoa of marine coelenterates. |
| CANTHOOKS | • canthooks n. Plural of canthook. • cant␣hooks n. Plural of cant hook. • CANTHOOK n. a metal hook on a long handle used to move logs, also CANTDOG. |
| DANTHONIA | • danthonia n. (Botany) Any of the genus Danthonia of Eurasian, North African, and American grasses. • DANTHONIA n. a tufted grass native to Australia and New Zealand. |
| GIANTHOOD | • gianthood n. The state of being a giant. • GIANTHOOD n. the state of being a giant. |
| LANTHORNS | • lanthorns n. Plural of lanthorn. • LANTHORN n. (obsolete) a lantern, from folk etymology deriving from use of horn in lanterns. |
| XANTHOMAS | • xanthomas n. Plural of xanthoma. • XANTHOMA n. a skin disease marked by the development of irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, esp. upon the eyelids. |
| XANTHONES | • xanthones n. Plural of xanthone. • XANTHONE n. a ketone analogue of xanthene which forms the basis of various natural pigments. |
| XANTHOXYL | • XANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also ZANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |
| ZANTHOXYL | • ZANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |