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Pistil definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PIS'TIL, n. [L. pistillum, a pestle.] In botany, the pointal, an organ of female flowers adhering to the fruit for the reception of the pollen, supposed to be a continuation of the pith, and when perfect, consisting of three parts, the germ or ovary, the style, and the stigma.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma

Merriam Webster's

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary. Derivatives: pistillary adj. pistilliferous adj. pistilline adj. Etymology: F pistile or L pistillum PESTLE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pistel Pis"tel, Pistil Pis"til, n. An epistle. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pistil Pis"til, n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See Pestle.] (Bot.) 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.

Moby Thesaurus

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