pistillate

[ pis-tl-it, -eyt ]

/ ˈpɪs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective Botany.

having a pistil or pistils but no stamens.

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Origin of pistillate

First recorded in 1820–30; pistil + -ate¹

Words nearby pistillate

pistachio, pistachio green, pistareen, piste, pistil, pistillate, Pistoia, pistol, pistole, pistoleer, pistolero

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How to use pistillate in a sentence

Trees are of two kinds, male and female, one bearing staminate and the other pistillate flowers.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
Set out three or four rows of pistillate plants, and then one of the staminates, or fertilizers.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
It is pistillate, but with fertilizers it yields immense crops, of very fine large fruit.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
The pistillate plants bear the fruit, and the staminates are the fertilizers, without which the pistillates will be fruitless.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden

Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.
Michigan Trees|Charles Herbert Otis

British Dictionary definitions for pistillate

pistillate

/ (ˈpɪstɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective (of plants)

having pistils but no anthers

having or producing pistils

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Scientific definitions for pistillate

pistillate

[ pĭs′tə-lāt′ ]

Having pistils but no stamens. Female flowers are pistillate.