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stamen
The male reproductive organ of a flower, which produces and holds pollen. Contrasted with the 雌しべ (pistil), the female part.
花の雄しべを観察する。
to observe the stamen of a flower.
雄しべの先には花粉がついている。
Pollen is attached to the tip of the stamen.
理科の授業で、雄しべと雌しべの働きを習った。
In science class we learned the roles of the stamen and the pistil.
The male reproductive part of a flower, which produces and holds pollen. Usually written in kana, or as 雄しべ.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 雄しべと雌しべ: stamen and pistil
- 雄しべの花粉: the pollen of the stamen
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 雌しべ: pistil — the female reproductive organ of a flower
- 花粉: pollen — the powder produced by the stamen