stamen
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This allowed them to identify a signal emitted by the maternal tissue that attracts pollen tubes by leading them to elongate along the stamen tissue and reach the site of fertilization.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
It takes less than three minutes for a Loasoideae stamen to travel from the outside in — nimble by plant standards.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2019
Each stamen consists of a stalk called a filament with an anther at its tip.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Her ivory neck and face rises like a stamen from her red satin dress, perhaps evoking the Florentine fleur-de-lis.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2010
I gently pull the stamen through the blossom and set the drop of nectar on my tongue.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Inside the egg, a surprise awaits: a bouquet of flowers made of white quartz wood anemones, each flower with gold wire stem and stamens.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Later in spring, bloom continues more demurely, when Magnolia wilsonii and M. sieboldii, a couple of Larson’s favorite species, produce fragrant, nodding white flowers with pink to crimson stamens.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
Later that day, her students would tear those silky petals from their stems, counting stamens and pistils to learn botany.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Ms. Keen has spent a week teaching us the finer points of stamens and pistils, seedpods and flowers.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
These fibers consume large amounts of oxygen and are associated with improved stamina and athletic performance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Williams' movement and stamina will come under severe examination by her more youthful opponents.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“No one else has replicated this feat, but it is remarkable for its stamina and dedication, rather than any technical difficulty.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
This will allow time for moving averages to catch up in price and give the stock a rest and help it rebuild stamina for the potential next leg. up.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Art had a system that he had worked out over the many years he had been farming, and while it was relatively simple, it still demanded a staggering amount of stamina.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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Life Science: Plants
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