pistil
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle and pistillum.
Pronunciation
Noun
pistil (plural pistils)
- (botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma. [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: (obsolete) pistillum
- Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower.
Derived terms
Translations
a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
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See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pistillum. Compare Old French pestel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pis.til/
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Noun
pistil m (plural pistils)
Descendants
Further reading
- “pistil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pisˈtil/
Noun
pistil n (plural pistiluri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | pistil | pistilul | pistiluri | pistilurile | |
| genitive-dative | pistil | pistilului | pistiluri | pistilurilor | |
| vocative | pistilule | pistilurilor | |||
References
- “pistil”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025