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

staminate

/ stā′mə-nĭt /

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

Other Words From

• multi·stami·nate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of staminate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of staminate¹

C19: from Latin stāminātus consisting of threads. See stamen , -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Trees, with alternate pinnate leaves, no stipules, and monœcious flowers, the staminate in aments.

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A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with many stamens.

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The flowers, which are of two kinds, are borne in racemes in the leaf-axils; the staminate flowers in larger numbers.

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The short-stalked, bell-shaped flowers are unisexual, but staminate and pistillate are borne on the same plant; the latter are recognized by the swollen warty green ovary below the rest of the flower.

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Its red-brown wood, furrowed bark and the red staminate flowers justify its name.

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