Synanthesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synanthesis \Syn`an*the"sis\ (s[i^]n`[a^]n*th[=e]"s[i^]s), n.
     [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + Gr. 'a`nqhsis bloom.] (Bot.)
     The simultaneous maturity of the anthers and stigmas of a
     blossom. --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]