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stamen

UK/ˈsteɪ.mən/

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

stamen: in flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically...
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Noun

stamen (plural stamens or stamina)

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

stamen meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

stamen in Tamil

ஆண் இணை உறுப்பு, கேசரம், மகரந்தச் கோசம், பூவிந்தகம், பூந்துக்காம்பு, மகரந்தக்கேசரம்

stamen in Bengali

পুংকেশর

stamen in Telugu

A flower part that produces pollen
కేసరము kēsaramu

stamen in Malayalam

അല്ലി, വീര്യം, മുതുകെല്ല്, കേസരം, പൂന്തൊത്ത്
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stamen in Kannada
ಹೂವಿನ ಕೇಸರ, ಹೂವುಗಿಡದ ಪುರುಷಾಂಗ
stamen in Gujarati
પુંકેસર puṅkesar
stamen in Arabic
سَدَاة sadāh
stamen in Thai
เกสรตัวผู้ gee-sɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-pûu

Examples of stamen in a sentence

  • A plant with four petals and six stamens is anisomerous.
  • The sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs.
  • There were red hibiscus flowers splashed all over it, yellow dots quivering at the stamens.

All 17 example sentences with stamen

Forms of stamen

pluralstamens
pluralstamina

Origin of stamen

From New Latin stāmen, from Ancient Greek στῆμα (stêma). https://www.etymonline.com/word/stamen

Words formed from stamen

Words that rhyme with stamen

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Questions about stamen

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.
What is stamen in Tamil?
Stamen in Tamil is ஆண் இணை உறுப்பு, கேசரம், மகரந்தச் கோசம். See Stamen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stamen?
Stamen is a noun.
How do you pronounce stamen?
Stamen is pronounced /ˈsteɪ.mən/ (UK).
What is the plural of stamen?
The plural of stamen is stamens.

Words near stamen in the dictionary

  1. stambomycins
  2. Stamboul
  3. stambouline
  4. stamboulines
  5. stame
  6. stamen
  7. stamenate
  8. stamened
  9. stameniferous
  10. stamenless
  11. stamenlessness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: stamen (page history and authors); stamen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stamen (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stamen (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stamen (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પુંકેસર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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