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1. (n.) pistil
the seed-bearing organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma..
Etymology: (1570–80; < NL pistillum; L: pestle)
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1. (noun) pistil
the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
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1. (noun) pistil
an epistle
2. (noun) pistil
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
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