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pistil Definition

pis·til (pistəl)

noun

the seed-bearing organ of a flowering plant consisting of one carpel or of several united carpels

Etymology: Fr < L pistillum, pestle

pistil Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • flower: First there is self-pollination, where the pollen from a certain flower end up on the pistil of the same flower.

Adjective modifier

  • central: There are about 20 stamens, white with an orange head, clustered around a central green pistil with a yellow head.
  • single: Each flower has six stamens and a single pistil.

Modifies a noun

  • bottle: Stick them onto the hooked ' Velcro ' strips on the base of the pistil bottle.

Preposition: in

  • form: Linum perenne, torsion of the pistils in the long-styled form alone.

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