stamen

noun
🔊/ˈsteɪmən/
🔊/ˈsteɪmən/
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  1. a small, thin male part in the middle of a flower that produces pollen and is made up of a stalk supporting an anther. The centre of each flower usually has several stamens.雄蕊
    Topics Plants and treesc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘warp in an upright loom, thread’.