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nounthe part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalktype of:part of:
Definition that contains anther
- pollen the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
- carnivora cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
- pollination transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
- antheridium the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers
- pleurocarp a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk
- habenaria chlorantha south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
- centaurium genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
- amber lily plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America
- cross-pollination fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
- violaceae a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus