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From point: compare French pointal (“an upright wooden prop”), Old French pointille (“a prick or prickle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pointal
Today it means: The pistil of a plant. Full definition →
Today it means: The pistil of a plant. Full definition →
From point: compare French pointal (“an upright wooden prop”), Old French pointille (“a prick or prickle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.