anther
/ˈæn.θə/US/ˈæn.θɚ/
anther noun: the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
Noun
anther (plural anthers)
anther meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
anther in Tamil
- மகரந்தக்கூடு, மகரந்தப்பை, பூத்துகட்பை
anther in Marathi
- pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower
- परागाशय parāgāśay, परागकोश parāgkoś
anther in Urdu
- زَر دانہ, زیرَہ دان
anther in Telugu
- anther
- పరాగకోశము parāgakōśamu
More languagesFewer languages
- anther in Malayalam
- ആന്തർ āntaṟ
- anther in Kannada
- ಪರಾಗಕೋಶ
- anther in Tagalog
- supot
- anther in Arabic
- مِئْبَر miʔbar
- anther in Persian
- بساک basâk
- anther in Thai
- อับเรณู àp-ree-nuu
Synonyms of anther
Forms of anther
| plural | anthers |
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Origin of anther
From French anthère, from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery, blooming”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Words formed from anther
Questions about anther
- What does anther mean?
- Anther means the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
- What is anther in Tamil?
- Anther in Tamil is மகரந்தக்கூடு, மகரந்தப்பை, பூத்துகட்பை. See Anther meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anther?
- Anther is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anther?
- Anther is pronounced /ˈæn.θə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of anther?
- The plural of anther is anthers.
Words near anther in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: anther (page history and authors); anther (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anther (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పరాగకోశము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ആന്തർ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); anther (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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