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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For Stirling, the study required mastering a painstaking method for temporarily altering the levels of proteins of the petunia pistils to identify the signal-receptor protein interactions.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
The white petals of the flower curl around the tightly bunched cluster of pistils at the center, reaching to all four edges of the print.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
Later that day, her students would tear those silky petals from their stems, counting stamens and pistils to learn botany.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Although they vary greatly in appearance, all flowers contain the same structures: sepals, petals, pistils, and stamens.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Ms. Keen has spent a week teaching us the finer points of stamens and pistils, seedpods and flowers.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
