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staminate

/stam-uh-nit, -neyt/US // ˈstæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt //UK // (ˈstæmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) //

雄性激素,雄性化合物,雄性,雄辩

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : having a stamen or stamens.
    • : having stamens but no pistils.

Examples

  • I know of but two bushes in Concord, and they, being staminate plants, do not bear fruit.

  • Trees are of two kinds, male and female, one bearing staminate and the other pistillate flowers.

  • Staminate trees apparently do not occur in the United States.

  • Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.

  • Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on the same individual.