pistil
English
noun
Definitions
- (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.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pistil.
Origin
French
pistil
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pistillaceous English
- pistillate English
- pistilliferous English
- pistillum Latin
- pistil French
- пшено Russian
- пьшено Old East Slavic