What stamens are, in botany (4)

I believe the answer is:

male

(Other definitions for male that I've seen before include "As are drakes, bulls etc." , "Maldives capital; masculine" , "Lame sort of fellow" , "man?" , "A gender" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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