Relating to, composed of, or characteristic of anthers or anther tissue.
From Latin 'anthera' (anther) + '-ine' (adjective suffix meaning 'of or relating to'). This suffix became standard in botanical nomenclature by the 19th century.
The '-ine' suffix gives us words like 'feline' (cat-like) and 'bovine' (cow-like), so 'antherine' essentially means 'anther-like'—a botanical shorthand that's more formal but less common than simpler alternatives.
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