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Definition of Anthers
1. anther [n] - See also: anther
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthers
Literary usage of Anthers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1880)
"Petals clear lilac, paler below : anthers purple, 3 to 6 lines long. Flowers small,
white, yellowish at base : anthers yellow, 3 lines long : stem very ..."
2. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1883)
"The pollen-production of the upper anthers appears to be vanishing, ... For whilst
the pollen grains of the two lateral lower anthers only differ in length ..."
3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner Von Marilaun (1902)
"Orchids, on the other hand, the number of pollen-sacs is reduced to two, a number
which remains unaltered at maturity. The pollen-sacs in the anthers ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Jong; throat yellow, glabrous or slightly pubescent; anthers pale yellow or
cream-colored, twice the length of filament, style-branches much exceeding ..."
5. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1915)
"The wheat plant is said to be in "flower" when the anthers begin to extrude from
the glumes. With wheat, however, fertilization takes place before ..."
6. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"These manipulations are long, delicate, and difficult, and are not always
successful; and the author's method is to place the anthers in 90° or 100° alcohol ..."
7. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Much like G.'satii-ui: usually smaller-fid., pure white, the segments pubescent
at base; anthers bright orange, more than twice longer than the white or ..."
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