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Webster 1913 Edition


Anther

An′ther

,
Noun.
[F.
anthère
, L.
anthera
a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. [GREEK] flowery, fr.
ἀνθεῖν
to bloom,
ἄνθοσ
flower.]
(Bot.)
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.
An′ther-al
,
Adj.

Webster 1828 Edition


Anther

AN'THER

,
Noun.
[L. anthera, a flowery plant, from the Greek, flowery, from a flower.]
In botany, the summit or top of the stamen, connected with the flower, and elevated by means of the filament or thread, within the corol. It contains the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the stigma. It is called by Ray, the apex, and by Malpighi, the capsula staminis.

Definition 2024


anther

anther

English

Noun

anther (plural anthers)

  1. (botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.

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