specifically: the pollen-producing male organ of a flower that consists of an anther and a filament see flower illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebEtoile Violette’, sporting masses of nodding, dark-purple single flowers centered with cream stamens; ‘Venosa Violacea’, with vivid violet, white-striped flowers; and ‘Purpurea Plena Elegans’, with elegant double, rosy-red flowers. Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017 The red bristles that give the bottlebrush its popular name are actually the stamens. Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
Word History
Etymology
Latin, warp, thread, from stare to stand — more at stand