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Stamen

Stamen Meaning & Definition
Stamen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stamen?

[n] the male reproductive organ of a flower

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See Also | anther | bloom | blossom | flower | reproductive structure

Stamen In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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