In botany, the summit or top of the stamen, connected with the flower, and elevated by means of the filament or thread, within the corol. It contains the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the stigma. It is called by Ray, the apex, and by Malpighi, the capsula staminis.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.
Pertaining to anthers.
of Antheridium
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary.
Producing anthers.
1. Producing anthers, as plants.
2. Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower.
Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.
Alt. of Antherozooid
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
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