pointal

P3O1I1N1T1A1L1

noun

The pistil of a plant.

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Meanings

nounpointal (plural pointals)

plural pointals

  1. obsoletebiologyThe pistil of a plant.

Origin

From point: compare French pointal (“an upright wooden prop”), Old French pointille (“a prick or prickle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lapointpoltina
Cite this entry
APA

pointal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointal

MLA

“pointal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pointal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointal.

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