ANTHERS

Noun

anthers

plural of anther

Anagrams

• Shatner, hartens, thenars

Source: Wiktionary


ANTHER

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



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