pistil

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pis=til

CIDE DICTIONARY

pistil, n. 

 An epistle.  [1913 Webster]

pistil, n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See Pestle.].

 The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pistil, n. the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary.

Derivative

pistillary adj. pistilliferous adj. pistilline adj.

Etymology

F pistile or L pistillum PESTLE

THESAURUS

pistil

androecium, anther, calyx, carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona, epicalyx, gynoecium, megasporophyll, microsporophyll, perianth, petal, receptacle, stamen, stigma, style, torus