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Definition of: stamen
(stā′mən) noun plural sta·mens, Rare stam·i·na (stam′ə·nə) Bot.
The pollen–bearing floral organ of a flower, standing inside the floral envelopes and consisting of two parts: the filament, or support, and the anther, or pollen sac. [<L, warp, thread <stare stand]
a. Filament.
b. Anther.
c. Pollen.
d. Pistil.
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