stamen

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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

But when you pull out the petals, they transform into individual mini ashtrays, and the stamens become pokers or packers.

From Salon

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

The hairy flower has a clear, glossy bottom and a yellow-orange tube that contains its stamens.

From Washington Post

Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks.

From New York Times