Etymology

pistil

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

First used 18th c.French pistil
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  1. French · borrowed frompistil
  2. English todaypistil

Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle and pistillum.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. 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.

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