antheraladj.
/ˈanθ(ə)rəl/, /ˈanθ(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˈænθərəl/ Botany.
Of or relating to an anther; produced by an anther.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having stamens or male > of or having anthers and related parts
incumbent1760
versatile1760
antheral1795
antheriferous1799
monothecal1849
vacillant1860
connectival1866
trajectile1900
monothecous1945
1795 W. Roxburgh in Asiatick Researches 4 406 The antheral glands give it a claim to the genus Adenanthera.
1905 M. Moncalm Origin Thought & Speech 2 Ideas..are like the winged antheral seeds which are lifted up by the slightest breeze of autumn and carried afar.
1963 P. H. Davis & V. H. Heywood Princ. Angiosperm Taxon. v.161 Antheral classifications have been important in the genus Eucalyptus.
2007 G. Bernardello in S. W. Nicolson et al. Nectaries & Nectar 40 (caption) An antheral nectariferous appendix, from the base to the top of the stamen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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