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anther

anther [ ánthər ] (plural anthers)


noun 
Definition:
 
male flower part containing pollen: a male flower part forming the top part of a stamen and bearing the pollen in sacs

[Early 18th century. Via Latin, 'medicine made from (the pollen-bearing part of) flowers' < Greek anthēra 'flowery' < anthos 'flower']
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