The female, ovule-bearing organ of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary.
[French, from New Latin pistillum, from Latin, pestle (from its shape).]
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[French, from New Latin pistillum, from Latin, pestle (from its shape).]
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The complete female organ of reproduction in flowers. The typical pistil consists of a usually swollen base (the ovary) containing the ovules (which will become the seeds after fertilization), a shanklike stalk (the style), and a club-shaped or variously divided tip (the stigma), which is often sticky. The deposition of pollen on the latter begins the process ending in fertilization.
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) ύπερος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pistilo (m) (Bot.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - pistilo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pistill (bot.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
雌蕊
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雌蕊
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) المدقه : عضو التأنيث في النبات
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עלי (בפרח)
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