staminate

[ stam-uh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈstæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

adjective Botany.

having a stamen or stamens.

having stamens but no pistils.

Words nearby staminate

stamford bridge, stamin, stamin-, stamina, staminal, staminate, stamini-, staminiferous, staminode, staminodium, staminody

Origin of staminate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM staminate

mul·ti·stam·i·nate, adjective

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Examples from the Web for staminate

The pistillate and staminate flowers grow almost exclusively on separate plants.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
Calyx mostly compressed; the staminate usually 3-parted, the pistillate 2-toothed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
The staminate and pistillate ones frequently grow on different trees, and always in separate clusters.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The staminate flowers or catkins of a few varieties are definitely hardier than peach flowers.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

The staminate catkins are pendulous, and much like those of the Birch; but the flowers have red scales and four stamens.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux

British Dictionary definitions for staminate

staminate

/ (ˈstæmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

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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Science definitions for staminate

staminate

[ stā′mə-nĭt ]

Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.