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

I daresay that you are right in that nectar was originally secreted within the staminal tube; but why has not the one stamen long since cohered?

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

In Coronilla varia, and in several other species of Coronilla, there is no nectar in the staminal tube or in the tube of the corolla.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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

This takes place chiefly in the staminal whorl, but usually the additional parts produced form a symmetrical whorl with the others.

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

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 Darwin, Francis, Sir