PISTIL


Meaning of PISTIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpis-t ə l ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin pistillum, from Latin, pestle — more at pestle

Date: circa 1741

: a single carpel or group of fused carpels usually differentiated into an ovary, style, and stigma — see flower illustration

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