n. pl. 1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State. [ 1913 Webster ]
He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
3.Hence: The power of endurance; the ability to withstand fatigue, disease, deprivation, etc., and continue working. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
a. [ L. staminatus consisting of threads, fr. stamen thread: cf. F. staminé. ] (Bot.) (a) Furnished with stamens; producing stamens. (b) Having stamens, but lacking pistils. [ 1913 Webster ]
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