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multi-staminate
stam·i·nate
/
ˈstæm
ə
nɪt, -ˌneɪt
/
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[
stam
-
uh
-nit, -neyt
]
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adjective
Botany
.
1.
having a stamen or stamens.
2.
having stamens but no pistils.
Origin:
1835–45;
stamin-
+
-ate
1
Related forms
mul·ti·stam·i·nate,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
staminate
(ˈstæmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
—
adj
(of plants) having stamens, esp having stamens but no carpels; male
[C19: from Latin
stāminātus
consisting of threads. See
stamen
,
-ate
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Multi-staminate
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callithumpian
. Does it mean:
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quincunx
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
staminate
(stā'mə-nĭt)
Pronunciation Key
Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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"Along the garden-wall the bees
With hairy bellies pass between
The staminate and pistillate,
Blest office of the epicene."
-T.S. Eliot
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