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stamen

[ stey-muh n ]
/ ˈsteɪ mən /
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noun, plural sta·mens, stam·i·na [stam-uh-nuh] /ˈstæm ə nə/. Botany.

the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.

RELATED WORDS

cord, wire, string, yarn, wool, filament, silk, strand, cotton, ligature, twine, warp, staple, pile, ravel, weft, lint, lisle, woof

Nearby words

stalwart, stalwartly, stalworth, stamba, stambul, stamen, stamen blight, stamford, stamford bridge, stamin, stamin-

Origin of stamen

1640–50; < Latin stāmen warp in upright loom, thread, filament, equivalent to stā(re) to stand + -men noun suffix; akin to Greek stḗmōn warp, Sanskrit sthāman place
Related formssta·mened, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for stamen

stamen

/ (ˈsteɪmɛn) /

noun plural stamens or stamina (ˈstæmɪnə)

the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced
Derived Formsstaminal (ˈstæmɪnəl), adjectivestaminiferous (ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs), adjective

Word Origin for stamen

C17: from Latin: the warp in an upright loom, from stāre to stand
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Word Origin and History for stamen

stamen

n.

"pollen-bearing organ of a flower," 1660s, from Modern Latin (1625, Spigelus), from Latin stamen "stamen" (Pliny), literally "thread of the warp" in the upright loom (related to stare "to stand"), from PIE *sta-men- (cf. Greek stemon "warp," also used by Hesychius for some part of a plant, Gothic stoma, Sanskrit sthaman "place," also "strength"), from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Science definitions for stamen

stamen

[ stā′mən ]

Plural stamens stamina (stā′mə-nə, stăm′ə-)

The male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a filament and a pollen-bearing anther at its tip. See more at anther flower.
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Culture definitions for stamen

stamen

[ (stay-muhn) ]

The organ of a flower on which the pollen grows.

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