adjective
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having pistils but no anthers
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having or producing pistils
Etymology
Origin of pistillate
Example Sentences
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Pistillate flowers are tiny flowers that cluster in strands to form the tassel at the top of the plant.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Pistillate flowers in an ovoid spiny involucre, ripening into a bur 3a, in COMPOSITAE, p.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
Pistillate axillary, calyx adherent, 5 pointed sepals; corolla, 5 nearly triangular petals, finely dentate; style thick, short, the base encircled by 3 glandules; stigma cordate.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
Pistillate and Staminate blossoms mature at same time in the best varieties, insuring perfect fertilization and productivity.
From English Walnuts What You Need to Know about Planting, Cultivating and Harvesting This Most Delicious of Nuts by Allen, Walter Fox
Pistillate: Calyx and corolla as above; ovary free, 3 biovulate cells; style with 2 stigma-bearing branches.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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