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pistil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle and pistillum.

Meanings

1. A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
   • Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower.

Forms

Deriveds

pistilliferous · pistillate · pistillody · pistillaceous

Relateds

carpel · gynoecium · stamen

Synonyms

pistillum

Translations (37)

fi emi (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · he עֱלִי (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · it pistillo (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · mk толчник (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ko 자예 (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · de Stempel (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · eo pistilo (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ru пе́стик (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · haw kukuna (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · sl pestič (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ca pistil (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · lv auglenīca (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · oc pistil (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · be пе́сцік (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · tr pistil (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · nl stamper (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · cs pestík (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · uk ма́точка (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · mi hemauwha (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ro pistil (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · th เกสรตัวเมีย (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · be слупо́к (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · fr pistil (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · es pistilo (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · hu termőtáj (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · pl słupek (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · izh pestikka (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · cmn 蕊 (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · pt pistilo (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · sv pistill (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ar مِدَقَّة (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ja 雌蕊 (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ko 암술 (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · tr karpel (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ka ბუტკო (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · cmn 雌蕊 (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) · ko 암꽃술 (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit)