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How to use stamen in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun

Stamen means in flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament. Example: “A plant with four petals and six stamens is anisomerous.”

More sentences with stamen

  • A plant with four petals and six stamens is anisomerous.From the entry anisomerous
  • The sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs.From the entry phyllous
  • There were red hibiscus flowers splashed all over it, yellow dots quivering at the stamens.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 231. From the entry hibiscus
  • Lesser types, like sierra saffron, have shorter stamens and a quantity of white and yellow flower parts.2005, Karen Anand, International Cooking With Karen Anand, page 77. From the entry sierra
  • If the heads resemble pincushions, then the stamens poking out of the flowers must represent the pins.1999, Janice Emily Bowers, “Plants by Blossom Color”, in Flowers and Shrubs of the Mojave Desert, Tucson, Ariz.: Southwest Parks and…. From the entry pincushion
  • Tamarix flowers are anisomerous ( a flower having an unequal number of petals, stamens , or other floral parts).2019, Amram Eshel, Chingiz Alekperov, Dafna Langgut, and Israel Oren, “Pollen Morphology of the Genus Tamarix in Israel”, in Bilquees Gul…. From the entry anisomerous
  • Furthermore, the phenotypic features of the carpelloid stamen materials were similar to the carpellody of stamens in B.2015 September 26, “Organelle Simple Sequence Repeat Markers Help to Distinguish Carpelloid Stamen and Normal Cytoplasmic Male Sterile…. From the entry carpellody
  • Mancha selecto is the world's best saffron: deep-red stamens, as long as the first joint of your thumb, packed and date-stamped.2005, Karen Anand, International Cooking With Karen Anand, page 77. From the entry sierra
  • Stamen number, for example, can be a familial, generic or specific character, or vary greatly within one taxon.1991, Clive A[nthony] Stace, “Structural Information”, in Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University…. From the entry familial
  • The morphology of stamens and carpels of the crucifer flower as well as their anatomy bears testimony to a papaverous ancestry.1988, Subhash C. Datta, Systematic Botany, New Age International, →ISBN, page 259. From the entry papaverous
  • Its family, Xyridaceae, is closely allied to the lilies: xyrids have three stamens, while lilies generally have six.1987, Elizabeth Conebere, Wildflowers of south-eastern Australia, page 48. From the entry xyrid
  • One or more rows of large outer petals lying flat or undulating, with a mass of intermingled petaloids and stamens in the center.2024 September 30, Wikipedia contributors, “Camellia japonica”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation. From the entry petaloid
  • The terms ‘nectar window’ and ‘fenestration’ are used interchangeably for enlarged gaps on the adaxial side of the stamen sheath or tube.2005, S. Tucker, Australian Systematic Botany, 19(3):193-210. p. 194. From the entry fenestration
  • Some degree of autogamy is indicated by the enclosure of the two pairs of fertile stamens within the calyx, supertending the short post-like stigma.2005, Richard O'donnell, Rebecca W Dolan, A NEW SPECIES OF STREPTANTHUS (BRASSICACEAE) FROM THREE PEAKS IN LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. From the entry supertend
  • Stamens usually 5-8, opposite the perianth-segments.1927, Arthur Edward Osmaston, A Forest Flora for Kumaon, Superintendent, Government Press, United Provinces, page xxxiii. From the entry trigenous
  • Comparative transcriptomic studies among petal, stamen petaloid and stamen through RNA-seq were conducted, which identified several candidate genes involved in stamen petaloid, especially some MADS-box genes.2020, Tingyun Kuang, Xuchu Wang, Xiaochun Qin, Shaojun Dai, Pingfang Yang, Ling Li, editors, Plant Protein and Proteome Altlas--Integrated…. From the entry petaloid
  • I can find marsh violets an inch high, pale pink and lace white with stamens as fine as fishing line and tiny petals stained by blood-dark veins.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 86. From the entry marsh violet

Meaning of stamen

  1. noun In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

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Questions about stamen in a sentence

How do you use stamen in a sentence?
Stamen is used as a noun. For example: “A plant with four petals and six stamens is anisomerous.”
What is a short sentence with stamen?
“Stamens usually 5-8, opposite the perianth-segments.”
What does stamen mean?
Stamen means in flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

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