sta·men (st??m?n)n. pl. sta·mens or sta·mi·na (st??m?-n?, st?m??-) The pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther.[Latin st?men, thread; see st?- in Indo-European roots.]sta?mi·nal (st??m?-n?l, st?m??-) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.stamen (?ste?m?n) n, pl stamens or stamina (?stæm?n?) (Botany) the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced[C17: from Latin: the warp in an upright loom, from st?re to stand] staminal adj staminiferous adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sta?men (?ste? m?n) n., pl. sta?mens, stam?i?na (?stæm ? n?) the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther. [1640?50;