Meaning of STAMEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'steymun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the male reproductive organ of a flower |
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| | See Also: | | anther, bloom, blossom, flower, reproductive structure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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| | Definition: | | One of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther). |
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