stamen C1 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈsteɪmən/ UK /ˈsteɪmən/ See IPA manual Freq #96649 Meanings 1 noun the pollen-producing male organ of a flower, typically consisting of an anther on a filament Each stamen released yellow pollen as the flower opened. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the pollen-producing male... male floral organ Word family Forms stamens Derived forms staminalstaminatestaminiferous Related forms antherfilamentpollenpistil Etymology Borrowed from Latin stamen, 'warp thread,' from stare, 'to stand.' Botanists applied the weaving term to the slender, threadlike pollen-bearing organ of a flower. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stamen **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsteɪmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsteɪmən/ **Frequency rank:** 96649 ## Meanings 1. the pollen-producing male organ of a flower, typically consisting of an anther on a filament ## Examples - Each stamen released yellow pollen as the flower opened. ## Synonyms - male floral organ ## Derived Forms - staminal - staminate - staminiferous ## Related Forms - anther - filament - pollen - pistil ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin stamen, 'warp thread,' from stare, 'to stand.' Botanists applied the weaving term to the slender, threadlike pollen-bearing organ of a flower. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown