Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: stami-nate
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.

Example Sentences

"The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees."

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

interstaminate multistaminate staminately

Frequently Paired Words

carpellate pistillate

Synonyms

antheral

Questions

What does staminate mean?: Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.
Where does staminate come from?: Latin staminatus (“consisting of threads”), from stamen (“thread”).

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