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anther

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an=ther

CIDE DICTIONARY

anthern. [F. anthère, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.].
     That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

anther, n. Bot. the apical portion of a stamen containing pollen.

Derivative
antheral adj.
Etymology
F anth{egrave}re or mod.L anthera, in L 'medicine extracted from flowers' f. Gk anthera flowery, fem. adj. f. anthos flower

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