Anther: The terminal portion of a stamen of a flowering plant. The pollen sacs containing pollen are borne on the anther.*
In this image, the tulip’s six anthers are purple.
*Allaby, M. (2006). A dictionary of plant sciences (Revised ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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