Pistil Definition

pĭstəl
pistils
noun
The seed-bearing organ of a flowering plant consisting of one carpel or of several united carpels.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pistil

Noun

Singular:
pistil
Plural:
pistils

Origin of Pistil

  • French from New Latin pistillum from Latin pestle (from its shape)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French pistil.

    From Wiktionary

Pistil Sentence Examples

  • The pistil consists of a single carpel with its ovary, style, stigma and solitary ovule or twin ovules.

  • A pistil is usually formed by more than one carpel.

  • Some of the flowers are often imperfect, the stamens or pistil being more or less aborted.

  • The pistil consists of one or more modified leaves, the carpels (or megasporophylls).

  • The method of pollination is to some extent governed by the distribution of the stamens and pistil.

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Words Starting With

PPIPIS

Words Ending With

LILTIL

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With L