/ 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.
/ 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. 2005