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

• staminiferous, adjective
• staminal, 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

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.

From Science Daily

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

From Washington Post

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

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post

Related Words

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