pistilnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɪs.tɪl/us/ˈpɪs.tɪl/specializedthe female reproductive part of a flower, consisting of one carpel or a group of carpels joined together
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- clove
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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