staminate

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staminate

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

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not comparable Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels. The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees.

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@misc{staminate_2026,
  title = {staminate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/staminate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}