staminate

[stam-uh-nit, -neyt]

adjective Botany.

having a stamen or stamens.
having stamens but no pistils.

Origin of staminate

First recorded in 1835–45; stamin- + -ate¹

Related formsmul·ti·stam·i·nate, adjective

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Examples from the Web for staminate

Historical Examples of staminate

Only some of the trees have fruit, as some have only staminate flowers.
Trees of the Northern United States
Austin C. Apgar
Staminate flowers not sufficiently developed in the bud to be apparent.
The Genus Pinus
George Russell Shaw
In some heads all the flowerets are staminate, in others hermaphrodite.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Staminate trees apparently do not occur in the United States.
Michigan Trees
Charles Herbert Otis
Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.
Michigan Trees
Charles Herbert Otis

British Dictionary definitions for staminate

staminate

adjective

(of plants) having stamens, esp having stamens but no carpels; male

Word Origin for staminate

C19: from Latin stāminātus consisting of threads. See stamen, -ate 1

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staminate in Science

staminate

[stā′mə-nĭt]

Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.