Lacking anthers; describing a flower or plant part that has no pollen-producing structures.
From Greek 'an-' (without) + 'antheros' (flowering, having flowers). This is the Greek-derived form of the same concept as 'anantherate,' using the adjectival suffix '-ous'.
Plants that are anantherous are essentially creating empty promises—flowers look beautiful but can't actually reproduce, which is why we see this trait in ornamental plants bred by humans!
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