Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,807,110,572 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

anther

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
an·ther  (nthr)
n.
The pollen-bearing part of the stamen.

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

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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.antheranther - 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
Translations
anther [ˈænθəʳ] Nantera f
anther
n (Bot) → Staubbeutel m, → Anthere f (spec)
anther [ˈænθəʳ] nantera


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
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.
But to make matters far worse, several hair-splitting taxonomists at the beginning of the 1900s described numerous species on the basis of minute differences, like the color of the anther, the pollen bearing part of the stamen.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a Terms of Use.