anther
/ˈanθə
/noun Botany
The part of a stamen that contains the pollen.For estimation of pollen production, two anthers from each flower bud were examined....
- They eat exposed pollen on the anthers, while other pollen grains adhere to their legs.
- Fresh pollen was collected from anthers on plants by gently tapping the stems of plants while holding a collecting tray below the tassels.
Origin
Early 18th century: from French anthère or modern Latin anthera, from Greek anthēra 'flowery', from anthos 'flower'.
Rhymes
- migration
- Migration Age
- migrational
- migrationism
- migrationist
- migration myth
- migration path
- Migration Period
- migration station
- Migration style
- migrative
- migrator
- migratorial
- migratory
- migratory labor
- migratory labor system
- migratory labour
- migratory labour system
- Migrel
- Mihailović, Draža
- mihanere
- mihi
- mihinare
- mihnheer
- mihnpacht