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
When a bee rummages around for nectar in the flower’s center, it triggers the next stamen to come sweeping in, ready for a new bee, or the previous bee’s return.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2019
What is the primary difference between a stamen and a carpel?
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
“We’re trying to make the environmental movement more fun and diverse – it has become very dry and boring,” Sprinkle, 62, tells me, pointing to a suggestively exuberant hibiscus stamen.
From The Guardian ● May 15, 2017
I was the stamen in the middle of a twirling flower.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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
The hairy flower has a clear, glossy bottom and a yellow-orange tube that contains its stamens.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2023
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
They couldn’t remember things the way everyone else could, or see the models that were in the air, you know, of chromosomes or stamens.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
They’re in it for the long haul—there is a sense of orderliness, of anger and energy being spent judiciously to preserve stamina.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
His tireless travel schedule and quick wit testify to his stamina -- and he also credits his third wife Rosangela da Silva, 59, with keeping him young.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
These fibers consume large amounts of oxygen and are associated with improved stamina and athletic performance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
This is four years, a tennis lifetime, returning to an individual sport which requires intense stamina and mental discipline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Of all the del Valle children, Clara was the one with the greatest interest in and stamina for her uncle’s stories.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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