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staminate

[ stam-uh-nit, -neyt ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. having a stamen or stamens.
  2. having stamens but no pistils.


staminate

/ -ˌneɪt; ˈstæmɪnɪt /

adjective

  1. (of plants) having stamens, esp having stamens but no carpels; male
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


staminate

/ stāmə-nĭt /

  1. Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.


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Other Words From

  • multi·stami·nate adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of staminate1

First recorded in 1835–45; stamin- + -ate 1
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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.

Trees are of two kinds, male and female, one bearing staminate and the other pistillate flowers.

Staminate trees apparently do not occur in the United States.

Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.

Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on the same individual.

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