Meanings
adjectivepistillaceous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyRelating to a pistil.
This is the nectarium pistiliaceum, or pistillaceous nectary.
1804, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany
Origin
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pistillaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistillaceous
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