staminate

/'stæmineit/ Cách viết khác : (stamened) /'steimend/

Thân thiện

A bee collects pollen from a staminate flower.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having stamens; producing pollen: In botany, a "staminate" flower or plant is one that possesses stamens, the male reproductive organs that produce pollen. It is capable of fertilizing the female organs (pistils) of a flower.
   • Male: Used to describe a structure, flower, or individual plant that bears only the male reproductive parts and not the female ones.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The holly plant is dioecious, meaning it has separate staminate and pistillate flowers on different plants.
  • In this species, the staminate flowers are smaller and more numerous than the pistillate ones.
  • A staminate inflorescence releases pollen into the air for wind pollination.

Advanced Usage

• Botanical Context: The term is primarily used in technical botanical descriptions to specify the sexual morphology of plants, especially in discussions of plant reproduction, breeding systems (like monoecious or dioecious species), and horticulture.
  • The farmer planted rows of staminate trees to ensure adequate pollen for the fruit-bearing pistillate varieties.

Variants and Related Words

• Stamen (n): The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.
  • The number of stamens in a flower can vary greatly between species.
• Pistillate (adj): Having pistils; producing ovules. This is the female counterpart to "staminate."
  • The pistillate flowers will develop into fruits if pollinated.

Synonyms

• Male (in a botanical/biological context)
• Androecious (a less common term specifically for plants with only male flowers)

Antonyms

• Pistillate (having only female reproductive organs)
• Carpellate (another term for pistillate)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of fertilizing female organs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• antheral