stamen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the male reproductive organ of a flower

WordNet

Sta"men noun
Etymology
L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. the warp, fr. to stand, akin to E. stand. See Stand, and cf. Stamin, Stamina.
Wordforms
plural E Stamens (used only in the second sense); L Stamina
Definitions
  1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
  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.

Webster 1913