Anthoid

/ˈænθɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or shaped like a flower; having flower-like characteristics or appearance.

Etymology

From Greek 'anthos' (flower) + '-oid' (resembling, having the form of). The '-oid' suffix, borrowed from scientific Latin, became common in 19th-century biology to describe things that look like something else.

Kelly Says

Some corals, sea creatures, and even microscopic organisms are anthoid—they look so flower-like that early naturalists genuinely debated whether they were plants or animals!

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