noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæn.θə/
General-American:/ˈæn.θɚ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: summit
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproductive structure
History
Etymology
From French anthère, from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery, blooming”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
helmknop
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Albanian:
pjalmore
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Arabic:
مِئْبَر
(miʔbar)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Bulgarian:
прашник
(prašnik)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Catalan:
antera
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Chinese Mandarin:
花葯 /花药
(huāyào)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Czech:
prašník
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Danish:
støvknap
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Dutch:
helmknop
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Dutch:
anthere
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Esperanto:
antero
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Finnish:
ponsi
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
French:
anthère
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Galician:
antera
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
German:
Staubbeutel
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Hungarian:
portok
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Icelandic:
frjóhnappur
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Ido:
antero
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Irish:
antar
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Italian:
antera
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Japanese:
葯
(yaku)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Northern Kurdish:
porg
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Latin:
apex stāminis
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Latin:
anthera
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Latin:
testiculus
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Manx:
anthyr
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Māori:
ketehae
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Marathi:
परागाशय
(parāgāśay)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Marathi:
परागकोश
(parāgkoś)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Persian:
بساک
(basâk)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Polish:
pylnik
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Portuguese:
antera
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Romanian:
anteră
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Russian:
пы́льник
(pýlʹnik)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Slovak:
prašník
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Slovene:
prášnica
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Spanish:
antera
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Swedish:
ståndarknapp
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Swedish:
knapp
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Tagalog:
supot
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Thai:
อับเรณู
(àp-ree-nuu)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Ukrainian:
пиляк
(pyljak)
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
Welsh:
anther
— pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower