stamen

Example Sentences

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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

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

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