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Meaning of STAMINATE

Pronunciation:  'staminut

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (botany) capable of fertilizing female organs
 
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 Synonyms: antheral, male
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Stam"i*nate\, a. [L. staminatus consisting of
    threads, fr. stamen thread: cf. F. stamin['e].] (Bot.)
    (a) Furnished with stamens; producing stamens.
    (b) Having stamens, but lacking pistils.
    
  2. \Stam"i*nate\, v. t.
    To indue with stamina. [R.]
    
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Producing or consisting of stamens; flowers with stamens but not pistils.
 

 

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