Word familyadjectivepistillarypistillatenounpistilpistillode
Related topics: Plants
pis·til /ˈpɪstl/ noun [countableC] → pistol
technicalHBP the female part of a flower that produces seeds 雌蕊 → stamen
Examples from the Corpus
pistil• These stubby pistils had come smartly to attention as my hands had moved over them during the examination.• Exotic crimson flowers and birds poked their pistils and stamens and bills every which way up and down her torso.
Originpistil
(1700-1800)Latinpistillum“stick for crushing things in a bowl”