stamen

[ stey-muhn ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural sta·mens, stam·i·na [stam, -, uh, -n, uh].

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

stamen

/ stā′mən /

, Plural stamens stā′mə-nə,stăm′ə-

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.

Derived Forms

• staminal, adjective
• staminiferous, adjective

Other Words From

• stamened adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stamen¹

1640–50; < Latin stāmen warp in upright loom, thread, filament, equivalent to stā ( re ) to stand + -men noun suffix; akin to Greek stḗmōn warp, Sanskrit sthāman place

Word History and Origins

Origin of stamen¹

C17: from Latin: the warp in an upright loom, from stāre to stand

Example Sentences

Anther, an′thėr, n. the top of the stamen in a flower which contains the pollen or fertilising dust.

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The portion of a stamen which connects the two cells of the anther.

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These tips, as I believe I told you, are called anthers, and the slender part of the stamen is the filament.

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In scarlet dwarf Pelargonium, you will find occasionally an additional and abnormal stamen on opposite and lower side of flower.

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Now the pollen of this one occasional short stamen, I think, very likely would produce dwarf plants.

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Related Words

• cord
• cotton
• filament
• silk
• strand
• string
• wire
• wool
• yarn