Found 2 items, similar to Pistil.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pistil pistil n : the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pistil Pistel \Pis"tel\, Pistil \Pis"til\, n. An epistle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Pistil \Pis"til\, n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See Pestle.] (Bot.) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary. [1913 Webster]