Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STAM-IN-IF'ER-OUS
STAM-IN-IF'ER-OUS, a. [L. stamen and fero, to bear.]
A staminiferous flower is one which has stamens without a pistil. A staminiferous nectary is one that has stamens growing on it. – Martyn.
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