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antherIn a flower, the terminal part of a stamen in which the pollen grains are produced. It is usually borne on a slender stalk or filament, and has two lobes, each containing two chambers, or pollen sacs, within which the pollen is formed. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Its coronal threads were seen as a symbol for the crown of thorns, the curling tendrils represented the whip, the five anthers (the part that contains pollen) symbolized the wounds. 672-735) portrayed the translucent white petals as symbolic of Mary's pure body, and the golden anthers as a symbol of the glory of her soul when she was taken up to Heaven. But to make matters far worse, several hair-splitting taxonomists at the beginning of the 1900s described numerous species on the basis of minute differences, like the color of the anther, the pollen bearing part of the stamen. |
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