'Synanthrose' definitions:

Definition of 'Synanthrose'

From: GCIDE
  • Synanthrose \Syn*an"throse"\ (s[i^]n*[a^]n"thr[=o]s), n. [From NL. Synantherae the Compositae; Gr. sy`n with + 'anqh`ros blooming.] (Chem.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), in the dahlia, and other Compositae. [1913 Webster]