Staminate
adjective, Botany.
1.
having a stamen or stamens.
2.
having stamens but no pistils.
adjective
1.
(of plants) having stamens, esp having stamens but no carpels; male
staminate
(stā’mə-nĭt)
Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.
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- Stamini-
1. a combining form representing stamen, in compound words: staminiferous.
- Staminiferous
[stam-uh-nif-er-uh s] /ˌstæm əˈnɪf ər əs/ adjective, Botany. 1. bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- Staminode
noun, plural staminodia [stam-uh-noh-dee-uh] /ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di ə/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. a sterile or abortive stamen. 2. a part resembling such a stamen. noun (pl) -nodes, -nodia (-ˈnəʊdɪə) 1. a stamen that produces no pollen
- Staminodium
noun, plural staminodia [stam-uh-noh-dee-uh] /ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di ə/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. a sterile or abortive stamen. 2. a part resembling such a stamen.
- Staminody
noun, Botany. 1. the metamorphosis of any of various flower organs, as a sepal or a petal, into a stamen. noun 1. the development of any of various plant organs, such as petals or sepals, into stamens