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sta·men

 (stā′mən)
n. pl. sta·mens or sta·mi·na (stā′mə-nə, stăm′ə-)
The pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther.

[Latin stāmen, thread; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

sta′mi·nal (stā′mə-nəl, stăm′ə-) adj.

stam·i·na 1

 (stăm′ə-nə)
n.
Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.

[Latin stāmina, pl. of stāmen, thread, thread of life spun by the Fates; see stamen.]

stam′i·nal (stăm′ə-nəl) adj.

sta·mi·na 2

 (stā′mə-nə, stăm′ə-)
n.
A plural of stamen.
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stam•i•nal

(ˈstæm ə nl)

also sta•min•e•al

(stəˈmɪn i əl)

adj.
of or pertaining to stamens.
[1835–45]
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On the first day of anthesis, the flowers were functionally male; the fused anthers extended upward and were dehisced with the style retracted within the staminal tube and the stigmadc lobes appressed.
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The dimorphic pollen occurs in 2 spatially and morphologically distinct staminal whorls with one type, the lower antepetalous whorl opposite the petals, functioning as food for visiting insects, and the other, higher antesepalous whorl, for fertilization (Muller 1981; Kim et al.
The carina encloses the staminal column of ten stamens and a single pistil (Figure 1(c)).
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