antheriferous

English

Etymology

From anther +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective

antheriferous (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

biantheriferous

Translations

supporting anthers

Portuguese: anterífero

References

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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