Relating to or containing green pigments in flowers; describing flowers that appear greenish in color due to specific pigment combinations.
From Greek 'anthos' (flower) + 'chloros' (green) + '-ine' (relating to). Botanical term for flower coloration.
Green flowers are rare because plants usually reserve green for leaves, but anthochlorine flowers like green hellebores use green strategically when competing for pollinators in shady forest understories.
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