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Noun

  1. In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stamen \Sta"men\ (st[=a]"m[e^]n), n.; pl. E. Stamens
(-m[e^]nz) (used only in the second sense); L. Stamina
(st[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]) (in the first sense). [L. stamen the
warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. sth`mwn the warp, fr.
'ista`nai to stand, akin to E. stand. See Stand, and cf.
Stamin, Stamina.]
1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
[1913 Webster]

2. (pl. Stamens, rarely Stamina.) (Bot.) The male organ
of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or
fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet stamen
n : the male reproductive organ of a flower
[also: stamina (pl)]
Moby Dictionary
androecium , anther , calyx , carpel , corolla , corolla tube , corona ,
epicalyx , gynoecium , megasporophyll , microsporophyll , perianth ,
petal , pistil , receptacle , stigma , style , torus


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