stamen
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views updated May 18 2018stamen Pollen-producing male organ of a
flower. It consists of an
anther, in which
pollen is produced, on the end of a stalk-like
filament. The arrangement and number of stamens is important in the classification of flowering plants.
World Encyclopedia
stamen
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views updated May 18 2018sta·men / ˈstāmin/ •
n. Bot. the male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
stamen
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views updated May 21 2018stamen The male organ of a flower, comprising a stalk (the filament) and the
anther which is commonly 2-lobed, the lobes united by the
connective.
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY
stamen
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views updated Jun 27 2018stamen One of the male reproductive parts of a flower. It consists of an upper fertile part (the
anther) on a thin sterile stalk (the
filament).
A Dictionary of Biology
stamen
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views updated Jun 11 2018stamen †warp, thread; (bot.) male or fertilizing organ of a plant. XVII. — L.
stāmen warp, thread of warp, stamen, corr. to Gr.
stḗmōn warp,
stêma part of a plant
.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
