STAMENS

Noun

stamens

plural of stamen

Anagrams

• Mastens, Tessman

Source: Wiktionary


STAMEN

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



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