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stamineous

stamineous adjective: consisting of stamens or threads.

Adjective

stamineous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Consisting of stamens or threads.
  2. (archaic) Of, relating to, or attached to stamens.
    • stamineous nectary
    • stamineous structure

Synonyms of stamineous

Origin of stamineous

Latin stamineus.

Questions about stamineous

What does stamineous mean?
Stamineous means consisting of stamens or threads.
What part of speech is stamineous?
Stamineous is an adjective.

Words near stamineous in the dictionary

  1. staminas
  2. staminate
  3. staminated
  4. staminately
  5. stamineal
  6. stamineous
  7. staminiferous
  8. staminigerous
  9. staminodal
  10. staminode
  11. staminodes

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