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stamen

/ˈsteɪ.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
sta-men
IPA
/ˈsteɪ.mən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

Etymology

From New Latin stāmen, from Ancient Greek στῆμα (stêma). https://www.etymonline.com/word/stamen

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *steh₂-, stāmen, στη̃μα

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsteɪ.mən/
  • British English: /ˈsteɪ.mən/

Inflected Forms

stamens (plural) stamina (plural)

Derived Forms

stamened stameniferous stamenless stamenoid staminal staminiferous

Frequently Paired Words

androecium

Rhymes With

damon shaman little cayman grand cayman bremen layman daemon foramen caiman neman flamen gravamen

Questions

How do you pronounce stamen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsteɪ.mən/.
What does stamen mean?
In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.
Where does stamen come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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