anther

[an-ther] /ˈæn θər/
noun, Botany
1.
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
Origin
1545-55; < Neo-Latin anthēra < Latin < Greek, feminine of anthērós flowery; see anthesis
Related forms
antheral, adjective
antherless, adjective
Examples from the web for anther
  • The referendum is coming up and there is little doubt of anther thrashing of the right.
  • When the bee vibrates the flower, the pollen falls out of the tubular anther onto the bee.
  • Tenure, as anther poster mentioned, removes all incentive to continue to grow and learn.
  • anther great way to remove stress is to look ahead for other routes if things do go wrong.
  • It is going to be anther great lost skill, the practice of which gives great pleasure.
  • The borrowed money was committed to various projects, mostly local initiatives in one legislative district or anther.
  • Modern bandits are shown dealing drugs and killing one anther without remorse.
  • Diploid and tetraploid barley stocks were used as donors for anther culture.
British Dictionary definitions for anther

anther

/ˈænθə/
noun
1.
the terminal part of a stamen consisting usually of two lobes each containing two sacs in which the pollen matures
Derived Forms
antheral, adjective
Word Origin
C18: from New Latin anthēra, from Latin: a remedy prepared from flowers, from Greek, from anthēros flowery, from anthos flower
Word Origin and History for anther
n.

1550s, "medical extract of flowers," from French anthère, from Modern Latin anthera "a medicine extracted from a flower," from Greek anthera, fem. of antheros "flowery, blooming," from anthos "flower," from PIE root *andh- "to bloom" (cf. Sanskrit andhas "herb," Armenian and "field," Middle Irish ainder "young girl," Welsh anner "young cow"). Main modern sense attested by 1791.

anther in Science
anther
  (ān'thər)   
The pollen-bearing part at the upper end of the stamen of a flower. Most anthers occur at the tip of a slender, stemlike filament and have two lobes. Each lobe contains two pollen sacs. When pollen matures in the pollen sacs, the lobes of the anthers burst open in the process known as dehiscence to release the pollen. See more at flower.