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Definition of stamen in English: stamennoun ˈsteɪmənˈsteɪmɪn Botany The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament. Example sentencesExamples - There were ten functional stamens in each flower collected.
- Instead of leaves, a floral meristem gives rise in sequence to sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels.
- Unisexual flowers with three white petals produce numerous stamens or carpels and both present floral nectar.
- Artificial pollination was effected by brushing the recipient flower stigmas with stamens from the pollen donors.
- What probably happened is that a light frost killed the pollen in the male stamen at a temperature just below freezing, but leaving the female receptive.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'warp in an upright loom, thread'. Rhymes Bremen, caiman, Damon, Eamon, layman, laymen Definition of stamen in US English: stamennounˈstāminˈsteɪmɪn Botany The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament. Example sentencesExamples - There were ten functional stamens in each flower collected.
- What probably happened is that a light frost killed the pollen in the male stamen at a temperature just below freezing, but leaving the female receptive.
- Artificial pollination was effected by brushing the recipient flower stigmas with stamens from the pollen donors.
- Unisexual flowers with three white petals produce numerous stamens or carpels and both present floral nectar.
- Instead of leaves, a floral meristem gives rise in sequence to sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘warp in an upright loom, thread’. |