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sta⋅men

   [stey-muhn]
–noun, plural sta⋅mens, stam⋅i⋅na  [stam-uh-nuh] . Botany.
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.

Origin:
1640–50; < L stāmen warp in upright loom, thread, filament, equiv. to stā(re) to stand + -men n. suffix; akin to Gk stmōn warp, Skt sthāman place
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sta·men     (stā'mən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. sta·mens or sta·mi·na (stā'mə-nə, stām'ə-)
The pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther.

[Latin stāmen, thread; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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stamen   (stā'mən)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural stamens or stamina (stā'mə-nə, stām'ə-)
The male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a filament and a pollen-bearing anther at its tip. See more at anther, flower.

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