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A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with many stamens.

Destitute of stamen

Belonging to the Decandria; having ten stamens.

Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens.

Of or pertaining to the Dodecandria; having twelve stamens, or from twelve to nineteen.

Having nine stamens.

Having stamens inserted in the pistil; belonging to the class Gynandria.

Having seven stamens.

Having six stamens.

Pertaining to the class Icosandria; having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.

Winding; flexuous.

Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.

Of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens.

Having few stamens.

Of or pertaining to the class Pentadria; having five stamens.

Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

Proterandrous.

Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil; -- opposed to proterogynous.

Belonging to the class Tetrandria.

Of or pertaining to the Triandria; having three distinct and equal stamens in the same flower.