stamen
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
Origin of stamen
1Other words from stamen
- stamened, adjective
Words Nearby stamen
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How to use stamen in a sentence
Anther, an′thėr, n. the top of the stamen in a flower which contains the pollen or fertilising dust.
The portion of a stamen which connects the two cells of the anther.
Michigan Trees | Charles Herbert OtisThese tips, as I believe I told you, are called anthers, and the slender part of the stamen is the filament.
A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls | Albert Bigelow PaineIn scarlet dwarf Pelargonium, you will find occasionally an additional and abnormal stamen on opposite and lower side of flower.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinNow the pollen of this one occasional short stamen, I think, very likely would produce dwarf plants.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for stamen
/ (ˈsteɪmɛn) /
the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced
Origin of stamen
1Derived forms of stamen
- staminal (ˈstæmɪnəl), adjective
- staminiferous (ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs), adjective
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Scientific definitions for stamen
[ stā′mən ]
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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Cultural definitions for stamen
[ (stay-muhn) ]
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