'Pistil' definitions:
Definition of 'pistil'
From: WordNet
noun
The female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
Definition of 'Pistil'
From: GCIDE
- Pistel \Pis"tel\, Pistil \Pis"til\, n. An epistle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pistil'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pistil'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- androecium,
- anther,
- calyx,
- carpel,
- corolla,
- corolla tube,
- corona,
- epicalyx,
- gynoecium,
- megasporophyll,
- microsporophyll,
- perianth,
- petal,
- receptacle,
- stamen,
- stigma,
- style,
- torus