Meanings
comparative more pistillate · superlative most pistillate
- biologyHaving functional pistils.
The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees.
1895, The Minnesota Horticulturist: Annual report, page 179Synonyms: carpellate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving functional pistils.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivebearing or consisting of carpels
adjectivehaving gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pistil + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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