pistil
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.]
- Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin pistillum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pistil m (plural pistils)
Descendants edit
- → English: pistil
Further reading edit
- “pistil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pistil n (plural pistiluri)
Declension edit
Declension of pistil
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) pistil | pistilul | (niște) pistiluri | pistilurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) pistil | pistilului | (unor) pistiluri | pistilurilor |
vocative | pistilule | pistilurilor |
References edit
- pistil in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)