stamen
noun /ˈsteɪmən/
/ˈsteɪmən/
(specialist)- enlarge imagea small, thin male part in the middle of a flower that produces pollen and is made up of a stalk supporting an anther. The centre of each flower usually has several stamens.Topics Plants and treesc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘warp in an upright loom, thread’.