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Staminate is an English word with synonyms like male. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Staminate in a sentence

Staminate meaning

Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.

Synonyms of Staminate

antheral male

Related words

Other words often associated with Staminate or its synonyms:

beast masculine virile manful phallic priapic manly androgynous animal female

Using Staminate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.
  • Useful related words include: antheral, male.
  • In the example corpus, staminate often appears in combinations such as: staminate flowers.

Context around Staminate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

two 1× functionally 1×

Often after:

flowers 3× individuals 1× heads 1×

Sentence patterns with Staminate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and two staminate flowers 1× are functionally staminate where a 1× occur in staminate individuals of 1× producing only staminate flowers and 1× staminate flowers are 1× staminate heads have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all tribes have 1× heteromorphic sex chromosomes 1× rambutan trees can 1× some flowers are 1× staminate flowers are 1× staminate heads have 1×

Common sentence endings:

all male flowers 1× of male flowers 1× produce viable pollen 1× the previous year 1× the same variety 1× two staminate flowers 1×

Words around Staminate

Just before it in the word index:

stamina 263 stamfordham 5 stamford 436 stamey 3 stamets 8 stamer 2

Just after it in the word index:

staminodes 2 stamkos 28 stamm 9 stammen 5 stammer 26 stammered 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Staminate

  • In this selection, "staminate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, functionally, flowers, individuals and heads stand out and add context to how "staminate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and two staminate flowers and are functionally staminate where a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "staminate" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with staminate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Staminate heads have all male flowers. (6 words)

All tribes have pinnate or bipinnate leaves and flowers arranged in groups of three, with a central pistillate and two staminate flowers. (22 words)

Heteromorphic sex chromosomes were reported to occur in staminate individuals of dioecious "Kentucky" hemp, but were not found in pistillate individuals of the same variety. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Rambutan trees can be male (producing only staminate flowers and, hence, produce no fruit), female (producing flowers that are only functionally female), or hermaphroditic (producing flowers that are female with a small percentage of male flowers). (36 words)

Some flowers are functionally staminate (where a pistil may be present but has no ovules capable of being fertilized) while others are functionally pistillate (where stamens are present but their anthers do not produce viable pollen). (36 words)

Staminate flowers are pale green, small, and arranged in racemes borne on long, slender, drooping peduncles developed from the axils of crowded leaves on the spur-like branchlets of the previous year. (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

All tribes have pinnate or bipinnate leaves and flowers arranged in groups of three, with a central pistillate and two staminate flowers.

Heteromorphic sex chromosomes were reported to occur in staminate individuals of dioecious "Kentucky" hemp, but were not found in pistillate individuals of the same variety.

Rambutan trees can be male (producing only staminate flowers and, hence, produce no fruit), female (producing flowers that are only functionally female), or hermaphroditic (producing flowers that are female with a small percentage of male flowers).

Some flowers are functionally staminate (where a pistil may be present but has no ovules capable of being fertilized) while others are functionally pistillate (where stamens are present but their anthers do not produce viable pollen).

Staminate flowers are pale green, small, and arranged in racemes borne on long, slender, drooping peduncles developed from the axils of crowded leaves on the spur-like branchlets of the previous year.

Staminate heads have all male flowers.

Common combinations with staminate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "staminate" in a sentence?
An example: "All tribes have pinnate or bipinnate leaves and flowers arranged in groups of three, with a central pistillate and two staminate flowers." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "staminate" from authentic English texts.
What does "staminate" mean?
Staminate means: Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels.
What are synonyms of "staminate"?
Common synonyms of "staminate" include: antheral, male.
How many example sentences with "staminate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "staminate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.