staminate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite capable of fertilizing female organs
    antheral.

WordNet


Stam"i*nate adjective
Etymology
L. staminatus consisting of threads, fr. stamen thread: cf. F. staminé.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) Furnished with stamens; producing stamens. (b) Having stamens, but lacking pistils.
Stam"i*nate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To indue with stamina. R.

Webster 1913