pistil
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪstəl
- Homophone: pistol
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.]
- Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower.
Translations
a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
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See also
- stamen
- gynoecium, carpel
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pistillum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pis.til/
Audio (file)
Noun
pistil m (plural pistils)
- pistil
- Coordinate term: étamine
Descendants
- → English: pistil
Further reading
- “pistil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French pistil.
Noun
pistil n (plural pistiluri)
- pistil
Declension
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 |