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anther

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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
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