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stamen
[ stey-muhn ]
noun
, Botany.
, plural sta·mens, stam·i·na [stam, -, uh, -n, uh].
- the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
stamen
/ ˈsteɪmɛn; ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs; ˈstæmɪnəl /
noun
- the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced
stamen
/ stā′mən /
, Plural stamens 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
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Derived Forms
- staminiferous, adjective
- staminal, adjective
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Other Words From
- stamened adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stamen1
C17: from Latin: the warp in an upright loom, from stāre to stand
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Example Sentences
Anther, an′thėr, n. the top of the stamen in a flower which contains the pollen or fertilising dust.
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The portion of a stamen which connects the two cells of the anther.
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These tips, as I believe I told you, are called anthers, and the slender part of the stamen is the filament.
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In scarlet dwarf Pelargonium, you will find occasionally an additional and abnormal stamen on opposite and lower side of flower.
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Now the pollen of this one occasional short stamen, I think, very likely would produce dwarf plants.
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