anther
Americannoun
noun
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of anther
1545–55; < New Latin anthēra < Latin < Greek, feminine of anthērós flowery; see anthesis
Vocabulary lists containing anther
Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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Anther opposition politician, Zito Kabwe, told AFP news agency that the president's decision to lift the ban was a "big move".
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2023
Anther low-key prospect, Dmitry Kozak, 63, the Kremlin deputy chief of staff, is a loyalist who worked with Putin in St. Petersburg in the 1990s.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022
Anther consortium weighing a bid features Todd Boehly, part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and Jonathan Goldstein, a London-based property investor who is CEO of Cain International.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022
Anther group consisting of some clergy and other anti-racism demonstrators chanted, “You don’t want no problem, no problem with me.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2018
Going back to the stamens, these are of two parts, viz. the stalk, called Filament, and the body it bears, the Anther.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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