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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·ther \\ˈan(t)-thər\\ noun ETYMOLOGY New Latin anthera, from Latin, medicine made from flowers, from Greek anthēra, from feminine of anthēros flowery, from anthos
DATE circa 1706
: the part of a stamen that produces and contains pollen and is usually borne on a stalk — see flower illustration • an·ther·al \\-thə-rəl\\ adjective
anther
from Fr. anthère, from Mod.L. anthera "a medicine extracted from a flower," from Gk. anthera, fem. of antheros "flowery," from anthos "flower," from PIE base *andh- "to bloom" (cf. Skt. andhas "herb," Armenian and "field," M.Ir. ainder "young girl," Welsh anner "young cow").
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 antheran·ther / 5AnWE(r) / noun (biology 生) 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份)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: anther sac , or anther cell , or anther smut
an·ther\ˈan(t)thə(r), ˈaan-\ noun( -s) Etymology: New Latin anthera, from Latin, medicine made from flowers, from Greek anthēra, from feminine of anthēros flowery, from anthos flower — more at anthology : the part of the stamen in seed plants that consists of microsporangia, develops and contains pollen, and though sometimes sessile is usually borne on a stalk — see filament , stamen • an·ther·al \-rəl\ adjective
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