Anther

['ænθə] or ['ænθɚ]

Definition

(noun.) the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk.

Checker: Percy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.

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Definition

n. the top of the stamen in a flower which contains the pollen or fertilising dust.—adjs. An′theral; Antherif′erous bearing anthers; Anth′eroid resembling an anther.

Edited by Cheryl