staminate

[stam-uh-nit, -neyt]

stam·i·nate

[stam-uh-nit, -neyt]
adjective Botany.
1.
having a stamen or stamens.
2.
having stamens but no pistils.


Origin:
1835–45; stamin- + -ate1

mul·ti·stam·i·nate, adjective
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Staminate is always a great word to know.
So is nonvascular plants. Does it mean:
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
phase in plant life which begins with a spore produced by meiosis
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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, -ate1]

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staminate   (stā'mə-nĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
Having stamens but no carpels. Male flowers are staminate.
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