The pollen-bearing part of the stamen.
[Medieval Latin anthēra, pollen, from Latin, a medicine extracted from flowers, from Greek, from feminine of anthēros, flowery, from anthos, flower.]
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[Medieval Latin anthēra, pollen, from Latin, a medicine extracted from flowers, from Greek, from feminine of anthēros, flowery, from anthos, flower.]
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The terminal part of a stamen, containing pollen in one or more pollen sacs.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk
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Français (French)
n. - anthère
Deutsch (German)
n. - (bot.) Staubbeutel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) ανθήρας
Italiano (Italian)
antera (bot.)
Português (Portuguese)
n. - antera (f) (Bot.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - antera, borlilla
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ståndarknapp
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
花药, 雄蕊的花粉囊
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 花藥, 雄蕊的花粉囊
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جز السداده
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מאבק - חלק עליון של אבקן בפרח
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