Stamen
Pronunciation : Sta"men
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. stand. See Stand, and cf. Stamin, Stamina.]
Definition : 1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
2. (pl. Stamens, rarely Stamina.) (Bot.)
Defn: The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.
pl. E. Stamens (used only in the second sense); L. Stamina (in the first sense).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913