pistil
[pis-tl]
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noun Botany.
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
such organs collectively, where there are more than one in a flower.
a gynoecium.
Origin of pistil
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At the centre is the pistil, one or more, which forms the ultimate fruit.
My Studio NeighborsWilliam Hamilton Gibson
The pistil is divided into three parts, ovary, style, and stigma.
My Studio NeighborsWilliam Hamilton Gibson
The pistil is generally divisible into the ovary or germen, the style and the stigma.
On the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin
Pistil: the part of the blossom that contains the immature seeds.
Agriculture for BeginnersCharles William Burkett
In the broom the pistil is rubbed on the centre of the back of the bee.
pistil
noun
Word Origin for pistil
C18: from Latin pistillum pestle
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