stamen

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UK, US/ˈsteɪ.mən/

noun

In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

OriginNew Latin stāmen ← Ancient Greek στῆμα →
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Meanings

nounstamen (plural stamens or (rare) stamina)

plural stamens · plural rare stamina

  1. biologyIn flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστῆμα
  2. New Latinstāmen
  3. Englishstamen

From New Latin stāmen, from Ancient Greek στῆμα (stêma). https://www.etymonline.com/word/stamen

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Translations

Afrikaans meeldraad
  • meeldraadA flower part that produces pollen
Arabic سَدَاة
  • سَدَاة (sadāh)A flower part that produces pollen
Bulgarian тичинка
  • тичинка (tičinka)A flower part that produces pollen
Catalan estam
  • estamA flower part that produces pollen
Chinese Mandarin 蕊, 雄蕊
  • 蕊 (ruǐ)A flower part that produces pollen
  • 雄蕊 (xióngruǐ)A flower part that produces pollen
Czech tyčinka
  • tyčinkaA flower part that produces pollen
Danish støvdrager
  • støvdragerA flower part that produces pollen
Dutch meeldraad
  • meeldraadA flower part that produces pollen
Esperanto stameno
  • stamenoA flower part that produces pollen
Finnish hede, hedelehti
  • hedeA flower part that produces pollen
  • hedelehtiA flower part that produces pollen
French étamine
  • étamineA flower part that produces pollen
German Staubblatt, Stamen
  • StaubblattA flower part that produces pollen
  • StamenA flower part that produces pollen
Greek στήμονας
  • στήμονας (stímonas)A flower part that produces pollen
Hawaiian pōule, pōuleule
  • pōuleA flower part that produces pollen
  • pōuleuleA flower part that produces pollen
Hungarian porzó
  • porzóA flower part that produces pollen
Icelandic fræfill
  • fræfillA flower part that produces pollen
Italian stame
  • stameA flower part that produces pollen
Japanese 雄蕊
  • 雄蕊A flower part that produces pollen
Korean 수술, 수꽃술
  • 수술 (susul)A flower part that produces pollen
  • 수꽃술 (sukkotsul)A flower part that produces pollen
  • 웅예 (ung'ye)A flower part that produces pollen
Latvian putekšņlapa
  • putekšņlapaA flower part that produces pollen
Māori hematoa
  • hematoaA flower part that produces pollen
Norwegian Bokmål pollenbærer
  • pollenbærerA flower part that produces pollen
Polish pręcik
  • pręcikA flower part that produces pollen
Portuguese estame
  • estameA flower part that produces pollen
Romanian stamină
  • staminăA flower part that produces pollen
Russian тычи́нка
  • тычи́нка (tyčínka)A flower part that produces pollen
Spanish estambre
  • estambreA flower part that produces pollen
Swedish ståndare
  • ståndareA flower part that produces pollen
Thai เกสรตัวผู้
  • เกสรตัวผู้ (gee-sɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-pûu)A flower part that produces pollen
Ukrainian тичи́нка
  • тичи́нка (tyčýnka)A flower part that produces pollen

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stamen

daemonDamonBremenshamanlaymancaimanforamenNemangravamenflamenflehmenGrand CaymanLittle Caymanneuroforamenrepresentamen
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Anagrams

MastenManset
Cite this entry
APA

stamen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stamen

MLA

“stamen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stamen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stamen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stamen.

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