/ ˈpɪstɪl; NAmE / noun
( biology ) the female organs of a flower, which receive the pollen and produce seeds
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French pistile or Latin pistillum pestle.
/ ˈpɪstɪl; NAmE / noun
( biology ) the female organs of a flower, which receive the pollen and produce seeds
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French pistile or Latin pistillum pestle.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005