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   Stamen , n.; pl. E. Stamens  (used only in the second sense); L. Stamina  (in the first sense). [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. στήμων the warp, fr. ἰστάναι to stand, akin to E. stand.  See Stand, and cf. Stamin, Stamina.]
   A thread; especially, a warp thread.
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   (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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