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Definition of pistil noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pistil

noun
 
/ˈpɪstɪl/
 
/ˈpɪstɪl/
(biology)
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  1. the female organs of a flower, which receive the pollen and produce seeds
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French pistile or Latin pistillum ‘pestle’.
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