staminal
1 Americanadjective
adjective
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
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Again, the existence of adventitious stamens does not necessarily imply the development of organs usually suppressed, inasmuch as they may result from the assumption by the lateral petals of staminal characteristics.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
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
Many cases of what was considered chorisis are in reality due to the development of stipules from the staminal leaf.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
In willows the change of pistils into staminal organs has been frequently observed.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
Your view seems most ingenious and probable; but ascertain in a good many cases that the nectar is actually within the staminal tube.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
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