Anther
(An"ther) n. [F. anthère, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. flowery, fr. 'anqei^n
to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust,
which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary. — An"ther*al a.
Antheridium
(||An`ther*id"i*um) n.; pl. Antheridia [Anther + (a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.) The
male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids
are produced; — called also spermary. — An`ther*id"i*al a.
Antheriferous
(An`ther*if"er*ous) a. [Anther + -ferous.] (Bot.) (a) Producing anthers, as plants. (b)
Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. Gray.
Antheriform
(An*ther"i*form) a. [Anther + -form.] Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.
Antherogenous
(An`ther*og"e*nous) a. [Anther + -genous.] (Bot.) Transformed from anthers, as the
petals of a double flower.
Antheroid
(An"ther*oid) a. [Anther + - oid.] Resembling an anther.
Antherozoid
(An`ther*o*zoid An`ther*o*zoo"id) n. [Gr. flowery + animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.) One
of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
Anthesis
(||An*the"sis) n. [Gr. bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) The period or
state of full expansion in a flower. Gray.
Ant-hill
(Ant"-hill) n. (Zoöl.) A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
Anthobian
(An*tho"bi*an) n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + bi`os life.] (Zoöl.) A beetle which feeds on flowers.
Anthobranchia
(||An`tho*bran"chi*a) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + gills, n. pl.] (Zoöl.) A division
of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the
back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris.
Anthocarpous
(An`tho*car"pous) a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Having some portion
of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry,
and the pineapple.
Anthocyanin
(An`tho*cy"a*nin) n. Same as Anthokyan.
Anthodium
(||An*tho"di*um) n. [NL., from Gr. like flowers, flowery; 'a`nqos flower + form.] (Bot.) The
inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head.
Anthography
(An*thog"ra*phy) n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -graphy.] A description of flowers.
Anthoid
(An"thoid) a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -oid.] Resembling a flower; flowerlike.
Anthokyan
(An`tho*ky"an) n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ky`anos blue.] (Chem.) The blue coloring matter
of certain flowers. Same as Cyanin.
Antholite
(An"tho*lite) n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
Anthological
(An`tho*log"ic*al) a. Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different
authors, especially the poets.
He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial
globe.
Wood.
Anthologist
(An*thol"o*gist) n. One who compiles an anthology.
