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Webster 1913 Edition


Stamineous

{

Sta-min′e-al

(stȧ-mĭn′ē̍-al)
,

Sta-min′e-ous

(-mĭn′ē̍-ŭs)
, }
Adj.
[L.
stamineus
, from
stamen
thread.]
1.
Consisting of stamens or threads.
2.
(Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the stamens; possessing stamens; also, attached to the stamens;
as, a
stamineous
nectary
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stamineous

STAMINEOUS

,
Adj.
[L.]
1.
Consisting of stamens or filaments. Stamineous flowers have no corol; they want the colored leaves called petals, and consist only of the style and stamina. Linne calls them apetalous; others imperfect or incomplete.
2.
Pertaining to the stamen, or attached to it; as a stamineous nectary.

Definition 2024


stamineous

stamineous

English

Adjective

stamineous (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of stamens or threads.
  2. (botany) Of or relating to the stamens; possessing stamens; attached to the stamens.
    a stamineous nectary