anther
(noun) the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anther (plural anthers)
(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
• Tehran, arthen, harten, nather, thenar
Source: Wiktionary
An"ther, n. Etym: [F. anthère, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
