About The Word Stamen
Learn about the word Stamen to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Stamen definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Stamen
| Stamen Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Stamen?
[n] the male reproductive organ of a flower
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stamen: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stamen: 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
- Savin ‐ procumbent or…
- Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
- Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
- Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
- Indiscriminating ‐ not…
- Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
- Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
- Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
- Animal group ‐ a group…