Stamen

stā′men, n. one of the male organs of a flower which produce the pollen:— pl. Stā′mens .— adj. Stā′mened , having stamens.— n. Stam′ina (prop. pl. ), the principal strength of anything: the firm part of a body which supports the whole.— adjs. Stam′inal , Stamin′ēous , consisting of or po e ing stamens: pertaining to, or attached to, the stamen: apetalous, as certain flowers; Stam′inate , -d , having or producing stamens; Staminif′erous , Staminig′erous , bearing or having stamens.— ns. Stam′inode , Staminō′dium , an abortive stamen; Stam′inody , a condition of flowers in which sepals, pistils, . are metamorphosed into stamens. [L. stamen (pl. stamina )— stāre , to stand.]