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Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Garden-Fresh Asparagus," 19 Aug. 2018 Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Garden-Fresh Asparagus," 19 Aug. 2018 Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Garden-Fresh Asparagus," 19 Aug. 2018 Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Garden-Fresh Asparagus," 19 Aug. 2018 Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Garden-Fresh Asparagus," 19 Aug. 2018 Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Garden-Fresh Asparagus," 19 Aug. 2018 Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Garden-Fresh Asparagus," 19 Aug. 2018 This transfers pollen from the male reproductive organs, called anthers, to the pistils, where pollination commences. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "This Robotic Pollinator Is Like a Huge Bee With Wheels and an Arm," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pistil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Stopping to smell (and examine) the roses
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