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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Female flowers have well-developed, three-lobed pistils; male blossoms are larger and longer than female flowers.
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What moves at the center of their gas hearts, delicate as a pistil?
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There are a few excellent prints here of Mr. Araki’s densely colored floral photographs — which, in contrast to Robert Mapplethorpe’s elegant still lifes of tulips and calla lilies, take a licentious up-close view of pistils and stamens.
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Origin and Etymology of pistil
PISTIL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of pistil for English Language Learners
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botany : the long central part of a flower that extends from the ovary
PISTIL Defined for Kids
Definition of pistil for Students
: 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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