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stamen

sta.men \'sta--m*n\ \'sta--m*-n*, 'stam-*-\ n or stamens also sta.mi.na [L, 
   warp, thread; akin to Gk ste-mo-n thread, histanai to cau] pl se to stand - 
   more at STAND : a microsporophyll of a seed plant; specif : the organ of a 
   flowe r that produces the male gamete, consists of an anther and a 
   filament, and is morphologically a spore-bearing leaf