stamen
(noun) the male reproductive organ of a flower
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stamen (plural stamens or stamina)
(botany) In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.
• Manets, Masten, aments, ant'ems, antems, mantes, mean'st, menats, namest
Source: Wiktionary
Sta"men, n.; pl. E. Stamens (used only in the second sense); L. Stamina (in the first sense). Etym: [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. stand. See Stand, and cf. Stamin, Stamina.]
1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
2. (pl. Stamens, rarely Stamina.) (Bot.)
Definition: The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
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