staminal


sta·men

S0699500 (stā′mən)n. pl. sta·mens or sta·mi·na (stā′mə-nə, stăm′ə-) The pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther.
[Latin stāmen, thread; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
sta′mi·nal (stā′mə-nəl, stăm′ə-) adj.

stam·i·na 1

S0699800 (stăm′ə-nə)n. Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.
[Latin stāmina, pl. of stāmen, thread, thread of life spun by the Fates; see stamen.]
stam′i·nal (stăm′ə-nəl) adj.

sta·mi·na 2

S0699900 (stā′mə-nə, stăm′ə-)n. A plural of stamen.

stam•i•nal

(ˈstæm ə nl)

also sta•min•e•al

(stəˈmɪn i əl)

adj. of or pertaining to stamens. [1835–45]