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stamen

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Stamen (noun) means (botany) The male part of a flower that makes pollen, usually made up of a thin stalk topped by an anther.

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(botany) The male part of a flower that makes pollen, usually made up of a thin stalk topped by an anther.
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Etymology

Comes from New Latin stāmen, which itself goes back to Ancient Greek στῆμα (stêma).

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"stamen" (noun) means (botany) The male part of a flower that makes pollen, usually made up of a thin stalk topped by an anther.
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