Anther

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anther \An"ther\, n. [F. anth[`e]re, L. anthera a medicine
     composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to
     bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)
     That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing
     dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of
     the ovary. -- {An"ther*al}, a.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anther
       n : the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne
           on a stalk