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pistillate, a. Bot.|ˈpɪstɪlət| [ad. mod.L. pistillāt-us, f. as prec. + -ate2 2. In mod.F. pisstillé.] Having a pistil or pistils (and no stamens); female. (Opp. to staminate.)
1828–32in Webster. 1861Bentley Man. Bot. 403 {female} a pistillate flower. 1872Oliver Elem. Bot. i. iv. 39 In the Lesser Nettle, staminate and pistillate flowers are on the same plant. 1880Gray's Struct. Bot. vi. (ed. 6) 191 Flowers are..Pistillate..when the pistils are present and the stamens absent. |