Stamen (stām&ebreve_;n), n.; pl. E. Stamens (-m&ebreve_;nz) (used only in the second sense); L. Stamina (stăm&ibreve_;n&adot_;) (in the first sense). [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. sthmwn the warp, fr. 'istanai to stand, akin to E. stand. See Stand, and cf. Stamin, Stamina.] 1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
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2. (pl. Stamens, rarely Stamina.) (Bot.) The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.
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