anther (redirected from Anthers)

an·ther  (nthr)

n.

The pollen-bearing part of the stamen.

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[Medieval Latin anthra, pollen, from Latin, a medicine extracted from flowers, from Greek, from feminine of anthros, flowery, from anthos, flower.]

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anther

Noun

Bot the part of the stamen of a flower which contains the pollen [Greek anthos flower]

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anther  (nthr)

The pollen-bearing part at the upper end of the stamen of a flower. Most anthers occur at the tip of a slender, stemlike filament and have two lobes. Each lobe contains two pollen sacs. When pollen matures in the pollen sacs, the lobes of the anthers burst open in the process known as dehiscence to release the pollen. See more at flower.

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Noun

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anther - the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk stamen - the male reproductive organ of a flower reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction