antheriferous

English edit

Etymology edit

From anther +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective edit

antheriferous (not comparable)

(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower^[1]

Derived terms edit

biantheriferous

Translations edit

supporting anthers

Portuguese: anterífero

References edit

^ Asa Gray (1857) “[Glossary […].] Antheriferous.”, in First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, […], New York, N.Y.: Ivison & Phinney and G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam & Co., […], →OCLC.

“antheriferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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