staminal

¹ American  

[stam-uh-nl] / ˈstæm ə nl /

Also stamineal

adjective

Botany.

1. of or relating to stamens.

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staminal ² American  

[stam-uh-nl] / ˈstæm ə nl /

adjective

1. of or relating to stamina or endurance.

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Etymology

Origin of staminal¹

First recorded in 1835–45; stamin- + -al ¹

Origin of staminal²

First recorded in 1775–85; stamin(a) ¹ + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Staminal crown composed of 5 fleshy scales, joined to the staminal tube.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

Petals differ more from ordinary leaves than sepals do, and are Corolla. much more nearly allied to the staminal whorl.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

This might have been anticipated from the frequent deficiencies in the staminal whorl in these plants under what are considered to be normal conditions.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

He mentions two experiments made by him to prove this—one by cutting off the staminal flowers in Maize, and the other by rearing the female plant of Mercurialis apart from the male.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

The disk is frequently formed by degeneration or transformation of the staminal row.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various