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pistil
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pistil has 1 sense
- pistil(n = noun.plant) - the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma; is a part of bloom, blossom, flower
is a kind of reproductive structure
has particulars: simple pistil, compound pistil, pistillode, carpel
has parts: style
CIDE DICTIONARY
pistil, n.
An epistle. [1913 Webster]
pistil, n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See Pestle.].
The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pistil, n. the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary.
Derivative
pistillary adj. pistilliferous adj. pistilline adj.
Etymology
F pistile or L pistillum PESTLE
THESAURUS
pistil
androecium, anther, calyx, carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona, epicalyx, gynoecium, megasporophyll, microsporophyll, perianth, petal, receptacle, stamen, stigma, style, torus
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