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staminate definition

stami·nate (-nit, -nāt′)

adjective

  1. bearing stamens but no pistils, as male flowers do
  2. having or bearing a stamen or stamens

Etymology: ModL staminatus < L, consisting of threads

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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