anther

noun

an·ther ˈan(t)-thər How to pronounce anther (audio)

: the part of a stamen that produces and contains pollen and is usually borne on a stalk see flower illustration

antheral

ˈan(t)-thə-rəl How to pronounce anther (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Each stalk is referred to as a filament and is topped by an anther (which contains the pollen).

Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022 This transfers pollen from the male reproductive organs, called anthers, to the pistils, where pollination commences.

Matt Simon, WIRED, 23 May 2018 Each flower displays deep purple petals and showy, bright yellow anthers.

Dave Taft, New York Times, 27 July 2017 The pollen-bearing anthers extend beyond the mouth of the flower, and are usually purple while the pollen is light yellow.

Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 8 June 2017 The anthers (the male parts of a flower) are a bluish purple and stand out prominently in the center of each flower.

Dave Taft, New York Times, 26 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin anthēra, going back to Medieval Latin, "medication made from a flower, internal organs of a rose flower (used to make such medications)," going back to Latin, "medication made from a flower," borrowed from Greek anthērá, noun derivative from feminine of anthērós "of a flower, flowery, blooming," from anthe-, ánthos "flower" + -ēros, variant, before s-stems, of -ros, adjective suffix — more at antho-

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

单词	anther
释义	anther noun an·ther ˈan(t)-thər : the part of a stamen that produces and contains pollen and is usually borne on a stalk see flower illustration antheral ˈan(t)-thə-rəl adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Each stalk is referred to as a filament and is topped by an anther (which contains the pollen). Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022 This transfers pollen from the male reproductive organs, called anthers, to the pistils, where pollination commences. Matt Simon, WIRED, 23 May 2018 Each flower displays deep purple petals and showy, bright yellow anthers. Dave Taft, New York Times, 27 July 2017 The pollen-bearing anthers extend beyond the mouth of the flower, and are usually purple while the pollen is light yellow. Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 8 June 2017 The anthers (the male parts of a flower) are a bluish purple and stand out prominently in the center of each flower. Dave Taft, New York Times, 26 June 2017 Word History Etymology borrowed from New Latin anthēra, going back to Medieval Latin, "medication made from a flower, internal organs of a rose flower (used to make such medications)," going back to Latin, "medication made from a flower," borrowed from Greek anthērá, noun derivative from feminine of anthērós "of a flower, flowery, blooming," from anthe-, ánthos "flower" + -ēros, variant, before s-stems, of -ros, adjective suffix — more at antho- First Known Use 1783, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition anther noun an·ther ˈan-thər : the enlargement at the tip of a flower's stamen that contains pollen
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anther

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Kids Definition

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