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Added 8 October 2026

pistil

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about pistil at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma.

Origin

Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle and pistillum.

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