hysteranthous
Meanings
adj
- Having the leaves emerge before 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From hyster- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) + -anthous.
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