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- [stey-muh n]
- /ˈsteɪ mən/
- /ˈsteɪ.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stey-muh n]
- /ˈsteɪ mən/
Definitions of stamen word
- noun plural stamen the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther. 1
- noun stamen flower's reproductive part 1
- countable noun stamen The stamens of a flower are the small, delicate stalks which grow at the flower's centre and produce pollen. 0
- noun stamen the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced 0
- noun stamen a pollen-bearing organ in a flower, made up of a slender stalk (filament) and a pollen sac (anther); microsporophyll of a flowering plant 0
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Origin of stamen
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin stāmen warp in upright loom, thread, filament, equivalent to stā(re) to stand + -men noun suffix; akin to Greek stḗmōn warp, Sanskrit sthāman place
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Parts of speech for Stamen
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stamen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stamen
noun stamen
- flax — any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds.
- floss — the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
- lint — minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lints — minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lisle — Leconte de Lisle.
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