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stamen |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stamen \Sta"men\, n.; pl E. {Stamens}(used only in the second sense); L. {Stamina}(in the first sense). [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr ? the warp, fr ? to stand akin to E. stand See {Stand}, and cf {Stamin}, {Stamina}.] 1. A thread; especially, a warp thread. 2. (pl. {Stamens}, rarely {Stamina}.) (Bot.) The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stamen n : the male reproductive organ of a flower
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