What does "staminate" mean?

Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.

Staminate

Common synonyms include: antheral, male bloom, male flower, male plant, male specimen, pollen-bearing.

adj

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Adjective

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

Adjective

"The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees."

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