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stamen

[ stey-muhn ]

noun

Botany.
plural stamens, stamina
  1. the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.


stamen

/ ˈsteɪmɛn; ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs; ˈstæmɪnəl /

noun

  1. the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

stamen

/ ə /

, Plural stamens ə-ə,ăə-

  1. The male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a filament and a pollen-bearing anther at its tip.
  2. See more at anther

stamen

  1. The organ of a flower on which the pollen grows.
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Derived Forms

  • staminiferous, adjective
  • staminal, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٲmԱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of stamen1

1640–50; < Latin men warp in upright loom, thread, filament, equivalent to ( re ) to stand + -men noun suffix; akin to Greek ḗmō warp, Sanskrit ٳ峾 place
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of stamen1

C17: from Latin: the warp in an upright loom, from re to stand
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This allowed them to identify a signal emitted by the maternal tissue that attracts pollen tubes by leading them to elongate along the stamen tissue and reach the site of fertilization.

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The hairy flower has a clear, glossy bottom and a yellow-orange tube that contains its stamens.

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Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks.

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Instead, the rodents brush against the scores of scarlet stamens, which carry the pollen that could then cling to the their fur coats until being transferred to another feijoa tree.

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Later that day, her students would tear those silky petals from their stems, counting stamens and pistils to learn botany.

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