Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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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Origin
- Frenchpistil
- Englishpistil
Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle and pistillum.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مِدَقَّة
- مِدَقَّة (midaqqa)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Catalan pistil
- pistila discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Chinese Mandarin 蕊, 雌蕊
- 蕊 (ruǐ)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
- 雌蕊 (círuǐ)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Czech pestík
- pestíka discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Dutch stamper
- stampera discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Esperanto pistilo
- pistiloa discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Finnish emi
- emia discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
French pistil
- pistila discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
German Stempel
- Stempela discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Hawaiian kukuna
- kukunaa discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Hebrew עֱלִי
- עֱלִי (elí)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Hungarian termőtáj
- termőtája discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Italian pistillo
- pistilloa discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Japanese 雌蕊
- 雌蕊a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Korean 암술, 암꽃술
- 암술 (amsul)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
- 암꽃술 (amkkotsul)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
- 자예 (jaye)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Latvian auglenīca
- auglenīcaa discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Māori hemauwha
- hemauwhaa discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Polish słupek
- słupeka discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Portuguese pistilo
- pistiloa discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Romanian pistil
- pistila discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Russian пе́стик
- пе́стик (péstik)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Spanish pistilo
- pistiloa discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Swedish pistill
- pistilla discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Thai เกสรตัวเมีย
- เกสรตัวเมีย (gee-sɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-miia)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Turkish karpel, pistil
- karpela discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
- pistila discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Ukrainian ма́точка
- ма́точка (mátočka)a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pistil
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Cite this entry
APA
pistil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistil
MLA
“pistil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistil. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pistil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistil.
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