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
The second group was more lackadaisical, and its fresh stamen concentration peaked at the 45-minute mark.
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing stamen
Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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Plants (Botany) - High School
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