Found 2 items, similar to stamen.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stamen stamen n : the male reproductive organ of a flower [also: stamina (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stamen 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]