staminal

¹

[ stam-uh-nl ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. of or relating to stamens.

staminal

²

[ stam-uh-nl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to stamina stamina or endurance.

Word History and Origins

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

In other cases, however, he observed that the pollen grains occurred on the inner side of what we now know as the staminal tube.

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Especially attend about the nectary exterior to the staminal tube.

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Thus in Cruciferous plants the staminal whorl consists of four long stamens and two short ones (tetradynamous).

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Many cases of what was considered chorisis are in reality due to the development of stipules from the staminal leaf.

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

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