Annulus, or ring, like that of the spore-case of most Ferns. In Mosses it is a ring of cells placed between the mouth of the spore-case and the lid in many species.
Annotinous, yearly, or in yearly growths.
Anterior, in the blossom, is the part next the bract, i. e. external; while the posterior side is that next the axis of inflorescence. Thus, in the Pea, &c., the keel is anterior, and the standard posterior, [96].
Anthela, an open paniculate cyme.
Anther, the essential part of the stamen, which contains the pollen, [14], [80], [101].
Antheridium (plural antheridia), the organ in Cryptogams which answers to the anther of Flowering Plants, [150].
Antheriferous, anther-bearing.
Anthesis, the period or the act of the expansion of a flower.
Anthocarpus (fruits), [118].
Anthophore, a stipe between calyx and corolla, [113].