BOTANIC MATERIA MEDICA, 495 
medicine that is destructive to intestinal 
worms. 
Anther—an’-ther (Gr. antheros, flowery, bloom- 
ing). The head or top part of the stamen; 
the part secreting the pollen, 
Antheriferous—an’-ther-if'-er-us (Gr. antheros : 
Lat. fero, I bear). Bearing anthers or flow. 
ers, 
Antherozoides plural, an’-ther-o-zoy’-dez (Gr. 
antheros, blooming, flowery ; zoe, life,and e1dos, 
resemblance), The impregnating, movable, 
or male spores of the sea-weeds, mosses, and 
ferns. 
Anthesis—an-the’-sis (Gr. anthesis bloom, from 
the word anthos, a flower). A word used to 
indicate the opening or bursting of a flower. 
Anthocarpus—an-tho-kar’-pus (Gr. anthos, a 
flower, £arpos, fruit). Formed, asa certain 
class of fruits, from a number of blossoms 
united into one body, 
Anthodium—an-tho’-di-um (Gr. anthos, a flow- 
er, and duo, I puton). A term used to desig- 
nate the head of a flower. Example: in the 
composite, 
Anthology—an-thol’-o-ji (Gr. anthos, a flower, 
and /ogos, a discourse), A discourse on flow- 
ers; a selection or collection. 
Anthophore—an’-tho-for (Gr. anthos, a flower, 
and phero, I carry). In botany, the stalk 
supporting the inner floral envelope, and sep- 
arating it from the calyx, 
Antiphlogistic — an’-ti-flo-jis’-tik (Gr. anti, 
against, pilogizo, I consume, or burn up). 
Medicines which check or have a tendency 
to subdue inflammations. Examples: calo- 
mel, and the antimonial salts, etc. 
