A bit of a bloomer (6)
'a bit of a bloomer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stamen that I've seen before include "Male organ of plant" , "Flower pollen carrier" , "Bit of a bloomer" , "Pollen-bearing part of a flower" , "Part of a flowering plant" .)
This clue could be a double definition.
'a bit' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'of a bloomer' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pistil that I've seen before include "Female organ of a flower" , "Seed-producing part of a flower" , "This part of a flower sounds like a gun" , "Female organ in plant" , "Stigma, style and ovary" .)
'a bit of a bloomer' is the definition.
(part of a flower, something which blooms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for petal that I've seen before include "part of seven [VIOLA]" , "Plate (anag.)" , "Small seal set in a ring" , "One piece of corolla" , "Part of a plant's perianth that is usually brightly coloured" .)