— stamened , adj.
/stay"meuhn/ , n. , pl. stamens, stamina /stam"euh neuh/ . Bot.
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther. See diag. under flower .
[ 1640-50; stamen warp in upright loom, thread, filament, equiv. to sta ( re ) to STAND + -men n. suffix; akin to Gk stémon warp, Skt sthaman place ]