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nounThe pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνθηρός“flowery, blooming”
- Frenchanthère
- Englishanther
From French anthère, from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery, blooming”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “a flower”).
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Afrikaans helmknop
- helmknoppollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Arabic مِئْبَر
- مِئْبَر (miʔbar)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Bulgarian прашник
- прашник (prašnik)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Catalan antera
- anterapollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Chinese Mandarin 花葯 /花药
- 花葯 /花药 (huāyào)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Czech prašník
- prašníkpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Danish støvknap
- støvknappollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Dutch helmknop, anthere
- helmknoppollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
- antherepollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Esperanto antero
- anteropollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Finnish ponsi
- ponsipollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
French anthère
- anthèrepollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
German Staubbeutel
- Staubbeutelpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Hungarian portok
- portokpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Icelandic frjóhnappur
- frjóhnappurpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Irish antar
- antarpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Italian antera
- anterapollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Japanese 葯
- 葯 (yaku)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Latin apex stāminis, anthera
- apex stāminispollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
- antherapollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
- testiculuspollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Māori ketehae
- ketehaepollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Norwegian Bokmål pollenknapp
- pollenknapppollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Persian بساک
- بساک (basâk)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Polish pylnik
- pylnikpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Portuguese antera
- anterapollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Romanian anteră
- anterăpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Russian пы́льник
- пы́льник (pýlʹnik)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Slovak prašník
- prašníkpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Spanish antera
- anterapollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Swedish ståndarknapp, knapp
- ståndarknapppollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
- knapppollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Tagalog supot
- supotpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Thai อับเรณู
- อับเรณู (àp-ree-nuu)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Ukrainian пиляк
- пиляк (pyljak)pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Welsh anther
- antherpollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
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APA
anther. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anther
MLA
“anther.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anther. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anther,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anther.
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