ANTHER


Meaning of ANTHER in English

/ ˈænθə(r); NAmE / noun

( biology ) the part of a flower at the top of a stamen that produces pollen

—picture at flower

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from French anthère or modern Latin anthera , from Greek anthēra flowery, from anthos flower.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.