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stamen definition

sta·men (stā′mən)

noun pl. stamens -·mens or stamina stam′·ina (stam′ə nə, stā′mə-)

a pollen-bearing organ in a flower, made up of a slender stalk (filament) and a pollen sac (anther); microsporophyll of a flowering plant

Etymology: ModL < L, thread, orig., warp (in an upright loom), akin to Gr stēmōn < IE *stamen-, a standing < base *sta-, stand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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