noun
- the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an anther and a filament
Usage: botany
Examples
- Each lily flower has six stamens surrounding the central pistil.
- The bee collected pollen from the stamens of the sunflower.
- Students examined the stamens under a microscope in biology class.
- The stamens release pollen when the flower is mature.
- Wind carried pollen from the stamens to nearby flowers.
- The gardener identified the plant by counting its stamens.