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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Stamen

/(stā"mĕn)/ · Sta·men · IPA /ˈsteɪ.mən/
01 n. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
pl. Stamens, Stamina ((-mĕnz))
  1. 1.
    A thread; especially, a warp thread.
  2. 2.
    The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.(Bot.)