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anther

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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an·ther /ˈænθə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  HBP technical the part of a male flower which contains pollen 花药,花粉囊
Examples from the Corpus
antherI always regarded that as my Birthday present, of course my happy birthday only lasted about anther hour.The plants produce bisexual flowers and, unlike Sagittaria, have anthers and stamens in each flower.They grow flowers, but the male anthers are stunted or withered: Seed but no pollen is produced.To advertise the fact, they surround the pollen and the anthers that produce it with the vivid petals of a flower.At the centre of each flower, the styles are a vivid orange, held well above the three golden yellow anthers.
Origin anther (1700-1800) Modern Latin anthera, from Greek, from antheros flowery, from anthos flower
an·ther nounChineseSyllable
of part flower pollen a male which the Corpus contains


anther
anther /ˈænθə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: anthera, from Greek, from antheros 'flowery', from anthos 'flower'
technical the part of a male flower which contains pollen


an·therBrE /ˈænθə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈænθər/ 🔊 noun (biology 生物)
the part of a flower at the top of a stamen that produces pollen 花药(花的雄蕊顶端产生花粉的部分)