plural stamens also stamina
ˈstā-mə-nə 
ˈsta-
: a microsporophyll of a seed plant
specifically
: the pollen-producing male organ of a flower that consists of an anther and a filament see flower illustration
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Flowers may be single, semi-double, or double, usually with a central burst of bright yellow stamens.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
Remove stamens from lilies before placing them into arrangements.
—Nicole Pajer, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Leafless spears of golden flowers with long, protruding stamens reminiscent of spider legs appear without warning in September and October following a good downpour.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
Flowers are built from parts named sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels, which are arranged in whorls.
—Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
There are several such floral sculptures in the show, some of which incorporate an audio function: they were designed as whistles, as if to give tiny stamen-like figures of deities and ancestors breath and a voice.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
Etoile Violette’, sporting masses of nodding, dark-purple single flowers centered with cream stamens; ‘Venosa Violacea’, with vivid violet, white-striped flowers; and ‘Purpurea Plena Elegans’, with elegant double, rosy-red flowers.
—Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017
The red bristles that give the bottlebrush its popular name are actually the stamens.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
Remove stamens from lilies before placing them into arrangements.
—Nicole Pajer, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Leafless spears of golden flowers with long, protruding stamens reminiscent of spider legs appear without warning in September and October following a good downpour.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
Flowers are built from parts named sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels, which are arranged in whorls.
—Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
There are several such floral sculptures in the show, some of which incorporate an audio function: they were designed as whistles, as if to give tiny stamen-like figures of deities and ancestors breath and a voice.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
Etoile Violette’, sporting masses of nodding, dark-purple single flowers centered with cream stamens; ‘Venosa Violacea’, with vivid violet, white-striped flowers; and ‘Purpurea Plena Elegans’, with elegant double, rosy-red flowers.
—Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017
The red bristles that give the bottlebrush its popular name are actually the stamens.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
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stamen
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sta·men
ˈstā-mən
plural stamens also stamina
ˈstā-mə-nə
ˈstam-ə-
: an organ of a flower that consists of an anther and a filament and produces the pollen
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