A botanical term describing flowers that lack anthers (the pollen-producing parts of a stamen).
From Greek 'an-' (without) + 'anthos' (flower) + Latin '-ate' (having the quality of). It literally means 'without anthers' and combines Greek and Latin botanical vocabulary.
Some flowers have evolved to be completely sterile, producing no pollen—they're the botanical equivalent of infertile animals, often created by humans through selective breeding to make flowers last longer!
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