How to Use stamen in a Sentence

stamen

noun
  • Spring blooms are white or pink with five petals and pink-red stamens.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • All peonies have a center of stamens and at least five or more large outer petals.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Inside the petals are bright yellow stamens.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • These blooms are known for the long stamens that protrude from the blooming flowers.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • Each flower contains both male and female structures and has five petals and five stamens.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The red or purple-black double petals encircle gold stamens.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The flowers of autumn crocus have six stamens, while the flowers of spring crocus have three stamens.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In spring, the tree displays fragrant pink-and-white flowers with five petals and prominent yellow stamens.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Use a small brush to dab pollen from the outer stamens to the center blossom to mimic pollination.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The stamens of this style of flower are transformed into inner petals that are narrower than the outer guard petals.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
  • The dark lavender-pink petals mature and fade to a soft pink, revealing a cluster of yellow stamens in the center.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The spidery flowers feature golden yellow recurved petals and showy stamens.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The large blossoms reach six to seven inches in diameter and have dark maroon-pink blazes at the center and a tuft of yellow stamens.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
  • This can easily be done with a paintbrush, carefully transferring pollen from the stamens to the center of the flower.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 7 June 2026
  • Blooming in a rich golden yellow hue with recurved petals and showy stamens, the flowers are adored by butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Papery white blooms with golden stamens put on a long-lasting display from June to August, while foliage takes on jewel tones in autumn.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Long-lasting summer blooms resemble camellias, with papery white petals surrounding golden stamens.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Long-lasting summer blooms resemble camellias, with papery white petals surrounding golden stamens.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Hibiscus flowers feel stand out from other popular florals with their signature five petals and elongated central stems (also known as stamens, by the way).
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • The magenta to red, singular or double, drooping, tubular flowers have prominent stamens.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Flowers are the reproductive parts of plants, typically containing pistils, stamens, anthers, ovules, etc.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Its flowers, however, are exceedingly unusual with their pyrotechnic, gold-tipped, purple stamens.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Usually among the first flowers to bloom after Russia’s notoriously frigid winter, their tiny petals are carved from white quartz and sat on nephrite stems, with bright green garnets dotting their stamens.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Many japonica camellias, in the manner of other botanical hybrids, are sterile with their yellow, thread-like stamens and stigmas either absent or invisible.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Californian and Mexican gold poppies carpet the ground, alongside desert bluebells and marigolds, plus pink-purple owl’s clover and scarlet fairy dusters with their distinctive, long pink stamens.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
  • According to Larry Cowgill, a professor of veterinary nephrology at the University of California at Davis, even pollen, stamens and petals that drop from shelves can be toxic.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

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