staminal

[ stam-uh-nl ]

/ ˈstæm ə nl /

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adjective Botany.

of or relating to stamens.

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Also sta·min·e·al

[stuh-min-ee-uhl]. /stəˈmɪn i əl/.

Origin of staminal

First recorded in 1835–45; stamin- + -al¹

Words nearby staminal

stamen blight, Stamford, Stamford Bridge, stamin, stamina, staminal, staminate, stamini-, staminiferous, staminode, staminodium

Other definitions for staminal (2 of 2)

staminal²

[ stam-uh-nl ]

/ ˈstæm ə nl /

adjective

of or relating to stamina or endurance.

Origin of staminal

First recorded in 1775–85; stamin(a)¹ + -al¹

How to use staminal in a sentence

In other cases, however, he observed that the pollen grains occurred on the inner side of what we now know as the staminal tube.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
Especially attend about the nectary exterior to the staminal tube.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
Thus in Cruciferous plants the staminal whorl consists of four long stamens and two short ones (tetradynamous).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
Many cases of what was considered chorisis are in reality due to the development of stipules from the staminal leaf.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

The disk is frequently formed by degeneration or transformation of the staminal row.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various