anthemion

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The most characteristic feature of Greek ornament is the anthemion, a conventionalized flower form resembling our honeysuckle bud, which was usually alternated with the lotus or lily form bud.

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  1. noun A pattern of honeysuckle or palm leaves in a radiating cluster, used as a motif in Greek art.

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  1. Greek, diminutive of anthemon, flower, from anthos.

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  1. from Greek ἀνθέμιον, a flower, a flower ornament, from ἀνθος, flower: see anther.
 

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/ænˈθimiən/
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