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

“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

The stamen consists a long, stalk-like filament with an anther at the end.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

In her hair was a stamen from a flower.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White