Sta″men (@stā″mĕn), n.; pl. E. Stamens (@–mĕnz) (used only in the second sense); L. Stamina (@stăm″ĭ‐nȧ) @(in the first sense)@. [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. στήμων the warp, fr. ιστἄναι to stand, akin to E. stand. See Stand, and cf. Stamin, Stamina.] 1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.
2. (@pl.@Stamens, rarely Stamina.) (Bot.) The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.