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Stamen

/ˈsteɪ.mən/

In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

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In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

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cheeseclothnoun	A loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now used for various culinary tasks and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off.
filamentnoun	A fine thread or wire.
anthernoun	(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
stigmanoun	(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
staminodynoun	(botany, countable) Synonym of staminode.
flowernoun	A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
pistilnoun	(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
thrumnoun	A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
stylenoun	Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
testivationnoun	(botany) The production of pollen by the stamens
stamenoidnoun	(botany, of a petal) Having the form (or function) of a stamen
staminophorenoun	(botany) A structure, around the apex of eucalypt hypanthia, that supports the stamens
antherodenoun	(botany) The anther of a staminode
gynostemiumnoun	(botany) A reproductive structure, in some plants, formed by fusion of the stamens and pistil
phalangenoun	(anatomy) Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).
pollennoun	A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
androphorumnoun	(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which the stamens emerge.
staminodenoun	(botany) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium
summitnoun	The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
staminodiumnoun	(botany, uncommon) Alternative form of staminode. [(botany) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium]