staminiferous

[ stam-uh-nif-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. bearing or having a stamen or stamens.

Word History and Origins

Origin of staminiferous¹

First recorded in 1755–65; stamini- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.

From Project Gutenberg

Hermaphrodite or bisexual flowers are those in which both these organs are found; unisexual or diclinous are those in which only one of these organs appears,—those bearing stamens only, being staminiferous or “male”; those having the pistil only, pistilliferous or “female.”

From Project Gutenberg

The female flowers, which are merely composed of a tripid calyx and no corolla, when produced by a tree in full vigor are perfectly urceolate, slightly tinged with green at the base, and well filled by the ovary, whereas the female flowers of weakly trees are entirely yellow, imperfectly urceolate, and approach more to the staminiferous flowers of the male.

From Project Gutenberg