stamen
noun
sta·men ˈstā-mən 
plural stamens also stamina ˈstā-mə-nə
ˈsta-
: a microsporophyll of a seed plant
specifically : the pollen-producing male organ of a flower that consists of an anther and a filament see flower illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Etoile Violette’, sporting masses of nodding, dark-purple single flowers centered with cream stamens; ‘Venosa Violacea’, with vivid violet, white-striped flowers; and ‘Purpurea Plena Elegans’, with elegant double, rosy-red flowers. 
Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017 The red bristles that give the bottlebrush its popular name are actually the stamens. Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017 The red bristles that give the bottlebrush its popular name are actually the stamens. Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017 Word History
Etymology
Latin, warp, thread, from stare to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
1668, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
stamen
noun
sta·men ˈstā-mən
: the part of a flower that produces pollen and is made up of an anther and a filament
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