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
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 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
The lecture on pistils and stamens turns into a big Fla-ha.
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
With no index and tens of thousands of entries, the archive demands patience, stamina and a willingness to read page after page in search of patterns and relevant information.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
He didn’t play more than a few minutes at a time because Florida coach Todd Golden said he lacked the stamina to do so.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
I don’t know how the doctors have the stamina to keep up.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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Life Science: Plants
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