pistil

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle.

noun

  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.
    Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower.

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