anther
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an·ther
(ăn'thər) 
n.
The pollen-bearing part of the stamen.
n.
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.]
anther, pollen-bearing structure of the stamen of a flower, usually borne on a slender stalk called the filament. Each anther generally consists of two pollen sacs, which open when the pollen is mature. The method of opening, or dehiscence, is uniform in any single species of plant.
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The terminal part of a stamen, containing pollen in one or more pollen sacs.
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categories related to 'anther'
- Botany and Plant Parts - anther: part of stamen that produces and releases pollen
- Plants and Plant Parts - anther: part of stamen that produces and releases pollen
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Anther
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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