Etymology

pistillum

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Today it means: A pistil. Full definition →

Latin pistillum
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompistillum
  2. English todaypistillum

From Latin pistillum. Doublet of pestle and pistil.

Words from the same roots

Latinpistillum all →

pestlepistillidium

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