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What is the noun for anther?

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anther
  1. (botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
  2. Examples:
    1. “In the experiments in Table 1, pricking of an anther and the ovary induced dehiscence whereas cutting or piercing of the glumes did not.”
      “Asexual embryogenesis and plantlet development in anther cultures of Cucumis sativus L. have been reported.”
      “Females produced more pollen per anther than males, and pollen size was the same in both sexes.”
anthers
  1. plural of anther
  2. Examples:
    1. “Within-flower transfer of pollen from anthers to stigma was achieved by depressing the keel petal of newly opened flowers using fine forceps.”
      “They eat exposed pollen on the anthers, while other pollen grains adhere to their legs.”
      “When the gynoecium did not abort, F1 flowers were protogynous with the stigma maturing prior to the anthers.”
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