stamen

This allowed them to identify a signal emitted by the maternal tissue that attracts pollen tubes by leading them to elongate along the stamen tissue and reach the site of fertilization.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

The second group was more lackadaisical, and its fresh stamen concentration peaked at the 45-minute mark.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2019

The stamen consists a long, stalk-like filament with an anther at the end.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Her ivory neck and face rises like a stamen from her red satin dress, perhaps evoking the Florentine fleur-de-lis.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2010

I gently pull the stamen through the blossom and set the drop of nectar on my tongue.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Inside the egg, a surprise awaits: a bouquet of flowers made of white quartz wood anemones, each flower with gold wire stem and stamens.

From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025

The hairy flower has a clear, glossy bottom and a yellow-orange tube that contains its stamens.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2023

Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

Later in spring, bloom continues more demurely, when Magnolia wilsonii and M. sieboldii, a couple of Larson’s favorite species, produce fragrant, nodding white flowers with pink to crimson stamens.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2022

During recess, when she catches me examining a flower I’d never seen before up close, and I explain I’m counting the stamens, she starts calling me Virginia the Esteemed Scientist.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

The priority will be developing the stamina, pacing and tactical patience required over 12 rounds before pursuing another world title opportunity.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Corgi, an insurance startup, has asked some candidates to participate in multiday work trials, sometimes on weekends, to test their stamina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

They’re in it for the long haul—there is a sense of orderliness, of anger and energy being spent judiciously to preserve stamina.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I feel all right,” said Wrobleski, a first-time All-Star, about his season-long stamina after his last outing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Physical stamina is a component in leadership, even in the modern world, where it isn't necessary to be able to harness an ox.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan