pistil

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  1. noun The female, ovule-bearing organ of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary.

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  1. French, from New Latin pistillum, from Latin, pestle (from its shape).

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  1. = French pistil = Spanish pistilo = Portuguese Italian pistillo = G. Swedish pistill = Danish pistil, from New Latin pistillum, a pistil, so called from the resemblance in shape to the pestle of a mortar; from Latin pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: see pestle.
 

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/ˈpɪstɪl/
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