pistil

English

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Etymology

From French pistil.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɪstəl

Noun

pistil (plural pistils)

1. (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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蕊 (cmn) (ruǐ) (stamen or pistil), 雌蕊 (cmn) (círuǐ)

• Czech: pestík (cs) m
• Dutch: stamper (nl) m
• Finnish: emi (fi)
• French: pistil (fr) m
• German: Stempel (de) m
• Japanese: 雌蕊 (ja) (めしべ, meshibe, しずい, shizui)

• Macedonian: толчник (mk) (tólčnik) m
• Portuguese: pistilo (pt) m
• Russian: пестик (ru) (péstik) m
• Slovene: pestič (sl) m
• Spanish: pistilo (es) m
• Swedish: pistill (sv) c

See also

• stamen

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pistillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pi.stil/

Noun

pistil m (plural pistils)

1. pistil; stamen