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

What is the primary difference between a stamen and a carpel?

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

“We’re trying to make the environmental movement more fun and diverse – it has become very dry and boring,” Sprinkle, 62, tells me, pointing to a suggestively exuberant hibiscus stamen.

From The Guardian ● May 15, 2017

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

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

Later that day, her students would tear those silky petals from their stems, counting stamens and pistils to learn botany.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021

Ms. Keen has spent a week teaching us the finer points of stamens and pistils, seedpods and flowers.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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

These fibers consume large amounts of oxygen and are associated with improved stamina and athletic performance.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

Historically regarded as a summer stamina booster -- particularly among older and rural people -- dog meat has steadily fallen out of favour as younger Koreans embrace dogs as pets and public attitudes shift.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Being away from the fighting had weakened my stamina.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers