anther

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From French anthère, from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery, blooming”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

The flower clusters are large and, though white, they appear yellowish from the many yellow anthers at the centre. — On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls, Lina Beard
Her nature had flowered: sun and breeze and dew had worked their miracle of form and fragrance and colour, the ripened carpels waited, conscious of the crown of tall golden-powdered anthers bending overhead. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
Ulrich, in turn, recovered his senses, but as he felt faint with terror, he went and got a bottle of brandy out of the sideboard, and he drank off several glasses, one after anther, at a gulp. — Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant

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