ANTHER


Meaning of ANTHER in English

n. Bot. the apical portion of a stamen containing pollen. antheral adj.

[ F anthère or mod.L anthera, in L 'medicine extracted from flowers' f. Gk anthera flowery, fem. adj. f. anthos flower ]

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