Pistil: meaning, definitions and examples
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pistil
[ หpษชstl ]
botany
The female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The pistil is the central part of the flower where seeds are produced.
- The pistil is often referred to as the 'female' part of the flower.
botany
A single carpel in a compound ovary.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The flower had multiple pistils, each containing seeds.
Translations
Translations of the word "pistil" in other languages:
๐ต๐น pistilo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเฅเคคเฅเคฐเฅเคเฅเคธเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Stempel
๐ฎ๐ฉ putik
๐บ๐ฆ ะผะฐัะพัะบะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ sลupek
๐ฏ๐ต ้ใใน (meshibe)
๐ซ๐ท pistil
๐ช๐ธ pistilo
๐น๐ท diลicik
๐ฐ๐ท ์์ (amsul)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงูู ุฏูุฉ (almudq)
๐จ๐ฟ pestรญk
๐ธ๐ฐ piestik
๐จ๐ณ ้่ (cรญruว)
๐ธ๐ฎ pestiฤ
๐ฎ๐ธ frรฆva
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐะฝะฐะปัา ะฐััะทั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแจแแแแแกแแ (sashvilosno)
๐ฆ๐ฟ diลicik
๐ฒ๐ฝ pistilo
Word origin
The word 'pistil' originates from the Latin word 'pistillum' meaning 'pestle'. It was first used in the 17th century to refer to the female reproductive part of a flower. The term has since been widely adopted in botany to describe the female organs of a flower.