Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

staminal en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstæmənəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstæmɪnəl/

Etymology

stamen + -al. Compare French staminal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to stamens.
    • Chinese hibiscus, five large red petals like arms and legs and a head; a long staminal column. 2024, Vajra Chandrasekera, Rakesfall, Solaris (2025), page 23:
    • staminal column
    • staminal tube

Deriveds

extrastaminal · intrastaminal · interstaminal

staminal en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstæmənəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstæmɪnəl/

Etymology

stamina + -(a)l.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Pertaining to or promoting stamina or endurance.
    • The supplies […] consisting chiefly of large quantities of provisions, vegetables, staminal foods, and pemmicans, will be sold […] on Monday. 1896 November 2/3, Daily News 3 (quoted in the New English Dictionary)
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the stamina or basic structure or constitution of a thing.
    • an exposition of his staminal ideas of this subject 1845, J. Martineau, Misc., published 1852, page 92:
    • I know myself to be free from these staminal defects. 1805, Southey, in Robberds' Mem. W. Taylor II, page 77
    • The absurdity […] of magnifying its accidental casual connexion with patronage, into something staminal and essential to its growth and perfection. 1798, J. Barry, Let. Dilettanti Soc., page 32: