pistillate

[ pis-tl-it, -eyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having a pistil or pistils.
2. having a pistil or pistils but no stamens.

pistillate

/ ˈpɪstɪlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having pistils but no anthers
2. having or producing pistils

pistillate

/ pĭs′tə-lāt′ /

1. Having pistils but no stamens. Female flowers are pistillate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pistillate¹

First recorded in 1820–30; pistil + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Trees are of two kinds, male and female, one bearing staminate and the other pistillate flowers.

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Set out three or four rows of pistillate plants, and then one of the staminates, or fertilizers.

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It is pistillate, but with fertilizers it yields immense crops, of very fine large fruit.

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The pistillate plants bear the fruit, and the staminates are the fertilizers, without which the pistillates will be fruitless.

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Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.

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