stamen
pronunciation
How to pronounce stamen in British English:
UK [ˈsteɪmən]
How to pronounce stamen in American English:
US [ˈstemən]
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- Noun:
- the male reproductive organ of a flower
Word Origin
- stamen (n.)
- "pollen-bearing organ of a flower," 1660s, from Modern Latin (1625, Spigelus), from Latin stamen "stamen" (Pliny), literally "foundation in weaving, thread of the warp" in the upright loom (related to stare "to stand"), from PIE *sta-men- (cognates: Greek stemon "warp," also used by Hesychius for some part of a plant, Gothic stoma, Sanskrit sthaman "place," also "strength"), from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). The usual English plural is stamens because of the special use of the classical plural, stamina.
Example
- 1. Central stamen 2-loculed ; leaf margin serrate or crenate .
- 2. First , he dissects his subject with a scalpel , from stamen to sepal .
- 3. Leave stamen like the flower and that kind that it is not the flower , get up in the morning , will pave fully .
- 4. Other partners for the launch of the service include web design firm stamen and openstreetmap , a free , open alternative to commercial map data services .
- 5. A modified stamen which is sterile , producing no pollen .