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anther

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈænθə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈænθɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′thər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ther /ˈænθɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Botanythe part of a flower that carries pollen.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ther  (an′thər),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanythe pollen-bearing part of a stamen. See diag. under flower. 
  • Greek, feminine of anthērós flowery; see anthesis
  • Latin
  • Neo-Latin anthēra
  • 1545–55
an′ther•al, adj. 
an′ther•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anther /ˈænθə/ n
  1. the terminal part of a stamen consisting usually of two lobes each containing two sacs in which the pollen matures
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin anthēra, from Latin: a remedy prepared from flowers, from Greek, from anthēros flowery, from anthos flower
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