Pistil - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Pistil :  (noun)

1: the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma

Based on WordNet 2.0

Pistel \Pis"tel\,Pistil : \Pis"til\, n. An epistle. [Obs.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Pistil

sconexgirly1991: @bRONxWiLL lmaoo ;) it ain't a Pistil in the pants
leahBOUNCES: @ThePISTOL We are talking about the Pistil of the flower and i thought about you ! :)<3.
snarkyvegan: @AnniesAnnuals LOL!! Yes! Pistil is what I meant, my left thumb doesn't know what it's talking about!
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