stamen

American  

[stey-muhn] / ˈsteɪ mən /

noun

Botany.

plural

stamens, stamina

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

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stamen British  

/ ˈsteɪmɛn, ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs, ˈstæmɪnəl /

noun

1. the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced

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stamen Scientific  

/ stā′mən /

plural

stamens

1. The male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a filament and a pollen-bearing anther at its tip.

2. See more at anther flower

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stamen Cultural  

1. The organ of a flower on which the pollen grows.

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Other Word Forms

• stamened adjective
• staminal adjective
• staminiferous adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Inside the egg, a surprise awaits: a bouquet of flowers made of white quartz wood anemones, each flower with gold wire stem and stamens.

From Barron's

“It’s ruby red with four golden stamens,” her mother replies.

From The Wall Street Journal

This allowed them to identify a signal emitted by the maternal tissue that attracts pollen tubes by leading them to elongate along the stamen tissue and reach the site of fertilization.

From Science Daily

The hairy flower has a clear, glossy bottom and a yellow-orange tube that contains its stamens.

From Washington Post

Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks.

From New York Times

Related Words

• cord
• cotton
• filament
• silk
• strand
• string
• wire
• wool
• yarn