Etymology: < Latin stāmineus (see stamineousadj.) + -alsuffix1.
Botany.
(See quot. 1856.)
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malea1398
stamineous1668
staminiferous1766
staminous1786
stamened1840
staminate1845
staminal1854
stamineal1856
staminigerous1866
staminoid1869
staminose-
1856 J. S. HenslowDict. Bot.Stamineal, having some marked reference to the stamens. As where the stamens are very prominent; or where perfect, and the corolla wanting.
1900 in B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms
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