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staminate

staminate adjective: having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.

Adjective

staminate (not comparable)

  1. Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.
    • The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees.1895, The Minnesota Horticulturist: Annual report, page 179

staminate meaning in Tamil

staminate in Tamil

கேசரமுள்ள

Origin of staminate

Latin staminatus (“consisting of threads”), from stamen (“thread”).

Words formed from staminate

Questions about staminate

What does staminate mean?
Staminate means having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.
What is staminate in Tamil?
Staminate in Tamil is கேசரமுள்ள. See Staminate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is staminate?
Staminate is an adjective.

Words near staminate in the dictionary

  1. stamin
  2. stamina
  3. staminal
  4. staminality
  5. staminas
  6. staminate
  7. staminated
  8. staminately
  9. stamineal
  10. stamineous
  11. staminiferous

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