staminate

[ stam-uh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈstæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

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adjective Botany.

having a stamen or stamens.

having stamens but no pistils.

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Origin of staminate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM staminate

mul·ti·stam·i·nate, adjective

Words nearby staminate

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

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How to use staminate in a sentence

I know of but two bushes in Concord, and they, being staminate plants, do not bear fruit.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau
Trees are of two kinds, male and female, one bearing staminate and the other pistillate flowers.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
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

Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on the same individual.
Michigan Trees|Charles Herbert Otis

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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Scientific definitions for staminate

staminate

[ stā′mə-nĭt ]

Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.