staminaladj.
/ˈstamɪnəl/ 1. † a. Forming part of the ‘stamina’ or original structure of the body. Obsolete.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > [adjective] > forming part of
staminal1785
1785 W. Cullen Inst. Med. (ed. 3) i. 230 The gluten of the blood..is thus conveyed to every staminal fibre of the system.
b. Belonging to the stamina or natural constitution of a person or thing.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > [adjective]
complexionala1398
complexioned1413
constitutionary1660
constitutional1682
constitutioned1711
staminal1798
diathetic1866
diathesic1883
the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adjective] > essential or constituting the essence
formalc1386
substantial1422
essential1546
radical1562
constitutive1610
essentifical1656
constituent1659
vital1659
qualifying1704
constitutional1750
staminal1798
substantive1858
1798 J. Barry Let. Dilettanti Soc. 32 The absurdity..of magnifying its accidental casual connexion with patronage, into something staminal and essential to its growth and perfection.
1805 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 77 I know myself to be free from these staminal defects.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 139 Where the intercourse has been so incessantly repeated as to break down the staminal strength.
1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 738 The staminal principles or constituents of food may be further arranged as proposed by Liebig, according to the uses for which they are destined in the animal economy.
c. Constituting the ‘stamina’ or main outlines of a subject.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important > other
material1581
capital1597
supreme1791
staminal1845
red meat1968
1845 J. Martineau Misc. (1852) 92 An exposition of his staminal ideas on this subject.
d. As the trade designation of a class of prepared foods recommended as giving ‘stamina’ or bodily vigour.
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1896 Daily News 3 Nov. 2/3 The supplies remaining over from the expedition, and consisting chiefly of large quantities of provisions, vegetables, staminal foods, and pemmicans, will be sold..on Monday.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscle substance > [adjective]
muscular1673
musculary1679
staminal1830
striated1846
brawn-like1849
striped1850
myoid1857
smooth1860
myoepithelial1881
myoblastic1890
sarcoplasmic1891
myofibrillar1927
myoplasmic1960
myofibrillary1975
1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 78 This last power also receives the names of fibrillar or staminal contractility, and tonicity.
3. Botany. Pertaining to or consisting of stamens.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having stamens or male
malea1398
stamineous1668
staminiferous1766
staminous1786
stamened1840
staminate1845
staminal1854
stamineal1856
staminigerous1866
staminoid1869
staminose-
1854 J. Lindley School Bot. (new ed.) viii. 135 Staminal scales absent.
1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 426 A leaf which bears pollen-sacs may be termed a Staminal Leaf or Stamen.
1877 T. H. Huxley & H. N. Martin Course Elem. Biol. (ed. 4) 70 Each of which [flowers] consists of a calyx, a corolla, a staminal tube and a central pistil.
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