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stamen

[stay-muhn] / ˈsteɪ mən /


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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

What is the primary difference between a stamen and a carpel?

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

In her hair was a stamen from a flower.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

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

Instead, the rodents brush against the scores of scarlet stamens, which carry the pollen that could then cling to the their fur coats until being transferred to another feijoa tree.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 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

Ms. Keen has spent a week teaching us the finer points of stamens and pistils, seedpods and flowers.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The priority will be developing the stamina, pacing and tactical patience required over 12 rounds before pursuing another world title opportunity.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

If negotiations were to resume, it’s unclear whether Trump and his coterie of negotiators have the stamina or the foreign service expertise to bring about an accord.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

He was stronger than ever—and had endless stamina, all thanks to his Bokator training.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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