staminal

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/ˈstæmɪnəl/

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/ˈstæmɪnəl/ · /ˈstæmənəl/

Definition of staminal

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to stamens.

“staminal tube”
“staminal column”
“Chinese hibiscus, five large red petals like arms and legs and a head; a long staminal column.”

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adj

(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to stamens.

“staminal tube”
“staminal column”
“Chinese hibiscus, five large red petals like arms and legs and a head; a long staminal column.”
(not-comparable, rare)Pertaining to or promoting stamina or endurance.

“The supplies […] consisting chiefly of large quantities of provisions, vegetables, staminal foods, and pemmicans, will be sold […] on Monday.”
(not-comparable, obsolete)Of or pertaining to the stamina or basic structure or constitution of a thing.

“The absurdity […] of magnifying its accidental casual connexion with patronage, into something staminal and essential to its growth and perfection.”
“I know myself to be free from these staminal defects.”
“an exposition of his staminal ideas of this subject”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

stamen + -al. Compare French staminal.

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