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anther [ˈænθə] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the terminal part of a stamen consisting usually of two lobes each containing two sacs in which the pollen matures [from New Latin anthēra, from Latin: a remedy prepared from flowers, from Greek, from anthēros flowery, from anthos flower] antheral adj
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Its coronal threads were seen as a symbol for the crown of thorns, the curling tendrils represented the whip, the five anthers (the part that contains pollen) symbolized the wounds. 672-735) portrayed the translucent white petals as symbolic of Mary's pure body, and the golden anthers as a symbol of the glory of her soul when she was taken up to Heaven. After that, they never touch the anthers and stigma again," Richardson says. |
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