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an⋅ther

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–noun Botany.
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.

Origin:
1545–55; < NL anthēra < L < Gk, fem. of anthērós flowery; see anthesis

Related forms:
an⋅ther⋅al, adjective
an⋅ther⋅less, adjective
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an·ther   (ān'thər)   
n.  The pollen-bearing part of the stamen.

[Medieval Latin anthēra, pollen, from Latin, a medicine extracted from flowers, from Greek, from feminine of anthēros, flowery, from anthos, flower.]
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Word Origin & History

anther 
from Fr. anthère, from Mod.L. anthera "a medicine extracted from a flower," from Gk. anthera, fem. of antheros "flowery," from anthos "flower," from PIE base *andh- "to bloom" (cf. Skt. andhas "herb," Armenian and "field," M.Ir. ainder "young girl," Welsh anner "young cow").
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Science Dictionary
anther   (ān'thər)  Pronunciation Key 
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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