Pistil
['pɪstɪl]
Definition
(noun.) the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma.
Editor: Shanna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An epistle.
(n.) 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.
Typist: Trevor
Definition
n. (bot.) the female organ in the centre of a flower consisting of three parts—ovary style and stigma.—adjs. Pistillā′ceous Pis′tillary growing on a pistil: pertaining to or having the nature of a pistil; Pis′tillāte having a pistil: having a pistil only; Pistillif′erous bearing a pistil without stamens.
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Examples
- Thus, in plants, the office of the pistil is to allow the pollen-tubes to reach the ovules within the ovarium. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Why should the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils, in each flower, though fitted for such distinct purposes, be all constructed on the same pattern? Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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