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PISTIL

\pˈɪstɪl], \pˈɪstɪl], \p_ˈɪ_s_t_ɪ_l]\

Definitions of PISTIL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The seedbearing organ in the center of a flower.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The female part of a flower, consisting of the ovary and stigma, with or without a style.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The female organ in the centre of a flower, so called from its likeness to the pestle of a mortar.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Seed-bearing organ of a flower.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The seed bearing organ of a flowering plant.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The female organ in a flower.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

In bot., the seed-bearing organ, occupying the centre of a flower, consisting of an upper part or stigma, a central part or style, and a lower or ovarium, containing the young seeds called ovules.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

The seed-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of ovary and stigma.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

n. [Latin] An organ terminating the axis of growth in a flower, and inclosing the seed; a carpel;â€”the female reproductive organ in phanerogamous plantsâ€”it consists of an ovary, from which rise one or more styles, supporting the stigma.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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