1 : having or producing stamens 2 of a diclinous flower : having stamens but no pistils Word History First Known Use circa 1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Time Traveler The first known use of staminate was circa 1850 See more words from the same year ...
The short-stalked, bell-shaped flowers are unisexual, but staminate and pistillate are borne on the same plant; the latter are recognized by the swollen warty green ovary below the rest of the flower. From Project Gutenberg Its red-brown wood, furrowed bark and the red staminate flowers justi...