stamens
- plural of stamen.
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 27, 2025
The hairy flower has a clear, glossy bottom and a yellow-orange tube that contains its stamens.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2023
Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Most flowers are monoecious or bisexual, which means that they carry both stamens and carpels; only a few species self-pollinate.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Ms. Keen has spent a week teaching us the finer points of stamens and pistils, seedpods and flowers.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
