staminate
[stam-uh-nit, -neyt]
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adjective Botany.
having a stamen or stamens.
having stamens but no pistils.
Origin of staminate
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Historical Examples of staminate
Only some of the trees have fruit, as some have only staminate flowers.
Trees of the Northern United StatesAustin C. Apgar
Staminate flowers not sufficiently developed in the bud to be apparent.
The Genus PinusGeorge Russell Shaw
In some heads all the flowerets are staminate, in others hermaphrodite.
The Medicinal Plants of the PhilippinesT. H. Pardo de Tavera
Staminate trees apparently do not occur in the United States.
Michigan TreesCharles Herbert Otis
Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.
Michigan TreesCharles Herbert Otis
staminate
adjective
Word Origin for staminate
C19: from Latin stāminātus consisting of threads. See stamen, -ate 1
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