PISTILS

Noun

pistils

plural of pistil

Source: Wiktionary


PISTIL

Pis"tel, Pis"til, n.

Definition: An epistle. [Obs.]

Pis"til, n. Etym: [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See Pestle.] (Bot.)

Definition: The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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