pistil
noun
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
pistils
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pluralof pistil.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When WUS-D1 is turned on early in the formation of wheat flowers, it enlarges the developing floral tissue, allowing extra female structures such as pistils or ovaries to form.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025
Watch to see whether the pistils begin to turn red and the leaves start to change colors.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
The bundled knot of spiraling pistils recalls the elaborate design of a Javanese Hindu temple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
But they also differ from plants in significant ways — notably fungi reproduce via spores rather than with flowers and seeds and lack basic structures that plants have, including stamens and pistils.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2021
The lecture on pistils and stamens turns into a big Fla-ha.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
