pistil

noun pis·til \ˈpis-t^əl\

botany : the long central part of a flower that extends from the ovary

Full Definition of PISTIL

: a single carpel or group of fused carpels usually differentiated into an ovary, style, and stigma — see flower illustration

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New Latin pistillum, from Latin, pestle — more at pestle

First Known Use: circa 1741

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noun pis·til \ˈpi-st^əl\

: the part in the center of a flower that is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary and produces the seed

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