Definitions
filament
n. the stalk of the stamen
n. a structure formed by the union of the staminal filaments, as in many members of the Malvaceae; in Orchidaceae, the united filaments and style
n. male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an anther and filament
a. fusion of like parts, as in the fusion of staminal filaments into a tube (see genus Sisyrinchium, blue-eyed grass)
a. having united, or fused, filaments so that the stamens form a tube around the style
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