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

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

“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

She drew faces, places, and minute details of plants and animals—a stamen here, a paw there, the rotted out tooth of an aged goat.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill