Stamen

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stamen \Sta"men\ (st[=a]"m[e^]n), n.; pl. E. {Stamens}
     (-m[e^]nz) (used only in the second sense); L. {Stamina}
     (st[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]) (in the first sense). [L. stamen the
     warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. sth`mwn the warp, fr.
     'ista`nai to stand, akin to E. stand. See {Stand}, and cf.
     {Stamin}, {Stamina}.]


     1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stamen
       n : the male reproductive organ of a flower
       [also: {stamina} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "stamen":
     androecium, anther, calyx, carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona,
     epicalyx, gynoecium, megasporophyll, microsporophyll, perianth,
     petal, pistil, receptacle, stigma, style, torus