anther
The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
A kind of
- reproductive structure
Related words
- antheral
- anthered
- antheriferous
- antheriform
- antherless
- antheroid
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀνθηρός" (flowery, blooming).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “anther” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.