Definition of pistil
: a single carpel or group of fused carpels usually differentiated into an ovary, style, and stigma — see flower illustration
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Origin and Etymology of pistil
New Latin pistillum, from Latin, pestle — more at pestle
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botany : the long central part of a flower that extends from the ovary
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: the part in the center of a flower that is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary and produces the seed
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