What is another word for Stamens?

Pronunciation: [stˈe͡ɪmɛnz] (IPA)

Stamens are the male reproductive organ in flowers, comprising of an anther and a filament. This essential part of a plant plays a crucial role in pollination. There are numerous synonyms for stamens, such as pollen-producing organ, male floral reproductive structure, and androecium. Additionally, several terms are used depending on the flower type, such as tassel for cornflowers, staminode for an aborted stamen in a flower, and antheridium in bryophytes and primitive vascular plants. Furthermore, andropodium is also utilized in some contexts. Regardless of the term used, all of these synonyms point to the pivotal role that stamens play in the life cycle of plants.

Synonyms for Stamens:

What are the hypernyms for Stamens?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    reproductive organs, flower parts, Botanical organs, Plant Parts, plant organs.

Usage examples for Stamens

In the course of a few hours, after weeks of growth, the bud bursts into beautiful petals, surrounding the delicate Stamens and precious pistil.
"Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors"
James Freeman Clarke
Amongst the most remarkable was a fringe of stately old Barringtoni, covered with orchids and other epiphytes-gorgeous trees when in flower; the red Stamens, five inches long, with golden yellow anthers like tassels, depending from the boughs; and their fruit, of the size of the fist, is doubly useful to the fisherman, who employs them, on account of their specific gravity, in floating his nets, and beats them to pieces to stupefy the fish.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes
The Stamens in most flowers were seen to surround the pistil, "and of course the presumption was that they naturally shed the pollen upon the stigma," as illustrated at B in my series.
"My Studio Neighbors"
William Hamilton Gibson

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