anther

Definitions


[ˈanθə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the part of a stamen that contains the pollen


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Origin:
late Middle English (as antera, denoting the central part of a flower): from Latin anthera, from Greek anthēra ‘flowery’, from anthos ‘flower’. The modern scientific sense dates from the late 18th century




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