Meanings
adjectivepistilliferous (comparative more pistilliferous, superlative most pistilliferous)
comparative more pistilliferous · superlative most pistilliferous
- biologyHaving pistils; pistillate.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From pistil + -i- + -ferous; compare French pistillifère.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pistilliferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
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APA
pistilliferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistilliferous
MLA
“pistilliferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistilliferous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pistilliferous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistilliferous.
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