Definitions for: Stamen

[n] the male reproductive organ of a flower

Webster (1913) Definition: Sta"men, n.; pl. E. Stamens(used only in the second
sense); L. Stamina(in the first sense). [L. stamen the
warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. ? the warp, fr. ? to
stand, akin to E. stand. See Stand, and cf. Stamin,
Stamina.]
1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.

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.

See Also: anther, bloom, blossom, flower, reproductive structure

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