Staminate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Staminate \Stam"i*nate\ (-n[asl]t), 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.
         [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Staminate \Stam"i*nate\ (-n[=a]t), v. t.
     To indue with stamina. [R.]
     [1913 Webster] Stamineal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  staminate
       adj : capable of fertilizing female organs [syn: {antheral}]