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Stamen \Sta"men\ (st[=a]"m[e^]n), n.; pl. E. {Stamens}
(-m[e^]nz) (used only in the second sense); L. {Stamina}
(st[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]) (in the first sense). [L. stamen the
warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. sth`mwn the warp, fr.
'ista`nai to stand, akin to E. stand. See {Stand}, and cf.
{Stamin}, {Stamina}.]
1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
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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.
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