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stamen
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sta·men  (stmn)
n. pl. sta·mens or sta·mi·na (stm-n, stm-)
The pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther.

[Latin stmen, thread; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

stamen [ˈsteɪmɛn]
n pl stamens, stamina [ˈstæmɪnə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced
[from Latin: the warp in an upright loom, from stāre to stand]
staminal  [ˈstæmɪnəl] adj
staminiferous  [ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs] adj

stamen  (stmn)
Plural stamens or stamina (stm-n, stm-)
The male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a filament and a pollen-bearing anther at its tip. See more at antherflower
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stamen - the male reproductive organ of a flower
blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
anther - the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk
gynostegium - the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias
reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
Translations
stamen [ˈsteɪmen] N (stamens or stamina (pl)) [ˈstæmɪnə]estambre m

stamen [ˈsteɪmɛn] nétamine f

stamen
nStaubgefäß nt

stamen [ˈsteɪmɛn] nstame m
stamen [ˈsteɪmɛn] nstame m

stamen
n stamen [ˈsteimən]
one of the thread-like spikes in a flower that bear the pollen. meeldraad سَداة: العُضْو الذَّكَري في النَّبْتَه тичинка tyčinka støvdrager das Staubgefäß στήμονας tolmukas پرچم گل hede étamine אַבקָן पुंकेसर prašnik porzó(szál) benang sari frævill stame 雄ずい 수술 kuokelis putekšņlapa benang sari meeldraad støvbærer pręcik estame sta­mină тычинка tyčinka prašnik prašnik ståndare เกสรตัวผู้ ercik 雄蕊 тичинка پھول کا وہ حصہ جس میں زردانے ہوتے ہیں nhị hoa


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