Stamen vs. Pistil

Stamennoun

(botany) In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

Stamennoun

A thread; especially, a warp thread.

Stamennoun

The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.

Stamennoun

the male reproductive organ of a flower

Stamen

The stamen (plural stamina or stamens) is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium.

Pistilnoun

(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.

Pistilnoun

The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.

Pistilnoun

the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma