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

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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