Category:Stamen

Sta"men, n.; pl. E. Stamens (used only in the second sense); l. Stamina (in the first sense). Etym: [l. stamen the warp, a thread, Fiber, akin to gr. stand. See stand, and cf. Stamin, stamina.]

1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.

2. (pl. Stamens, rarely stamina.) (bot.)

Defn: the male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the Pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.