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staminate
[ stam-uh-nit, -neyt ]
adjective
, Botany.
- having a stamen or stamens.
- having stamens but no pistils.
staminate
/ -ˌneɪt; ˈstæmɪnɪt /
adjective
- (of plants) having stamens, esp having stamens but no carpels; male
staminate
/ stā′mə-nĭt /
- Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.
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Other Words From
- multi·stami·nate adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of staminate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of staminate1
C19: from Latin stāminātus consisting of threads. See stamen , -ate 1
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Example Sentences
I know of but two bushes in Concord, and they, being staminate plants, do not bear fruit.
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Trees are of two kinds, male and female, one bearing staminate and the other pistillate flowers.
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Staminate trees apparently do not occur in the United States.
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Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.
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Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on the same individual.
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