étamine
See also: etamine
French
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin stāminea (“kind of woollen cloth”), from stāmineus (“trimmed with thread”), from Latin stāmen (“warp (of a loom)”).
The biological sense is by etymological analogy.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editétamine f (plural étamines)
- muslin, cheesecloth, etamine (a fine fabric often used to filter liquids)
- stamen (a flower part that produces pollen)
- Coordinate term: pistil
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “étamine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.