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stamineous
stamineous, a. (stəˈmɪnɪəs) [f. L. stāmine-us, consisting of threads, f. stāmin-: see stamen and -eous.] † 1. (See quot.) Obs.1661 Blount Glossogr. (ed. 2), Stamineous (stamineus) pertaining to hemp or flax, or that hath shreds in it. 2. Bot. Consisting of, bearing, or pertaining to a stamen or stam...
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pistilline
pistilline, a. (ˈpɪstɪlaɪn) [f. Bot. L. pistill-um + -ine1.] a. = pistillate. b. = pistillary.1844 Carpenter Veg. Phys. 497 The stamineous and pistilline flowers grow in separate clusters. 1854 Balfour Cl. Bk. Bot. 175 The pistilline whorl..denominated the gynœcium.
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stamen
stamen (ˈsteɪmən) Pl. stamens; also (now rarely) stamina (ˈsteɪmɪnə). [a. L. stāmen, neut. (pl. stāmina) ‘the warp in the upright loom of the ancients’ (L. & Sh.), a thread of the warp, a thread or fibre in general, also (Pliny) applied to the stamens of the lily; corresponding formally to Gr. στήµω...
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imperfect
▪ I. imperfect, a. (n.) (ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt) Forms: α. 4–5 imparfit(e, inperfit(e, inparfit(e, -yt, 5 inperfyght, 5–7 imperfit, (5–6 -yt(e, 6 -fite, -fett). β. 6 imperfecte, 6– imperfect. [ME. a. F. imparfait (1372 in Hatz.-Darm.) = It. imperfetto, Sp. imperfecto, Pg. imperfeito:—L. imperfectus, f. im- (im-...
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