Anther

an′thėr, n. the top of the stamen in a flower which contains the pollen or fertilising dust.— adjs. An′theral ; An the rif′erous , bearing anthers; Anth′eroid , resembling an anther. [L. anther a , which meant a medicine extracted from flowers, and consisting esp. of the internal organs of flowers—Gr. anthēros , flowery— anthos , a flower.]