Etymology

staminate

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Today it means: Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels. Full definition →

Latin staminatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromstaminatus“consisting of threads”
  2. English todaystaminate

Latin staminatus (“consisting of threads”), from stamen (“thread”).

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