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Pistillate

Pistillate Meaning & Definition
Pistillate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pistillate?

[adj] (botany) bearing or consisting of carpels
[adj] (botany) having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pistillate: carpellate | female

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Pistillate In Webster's Dictionary

\Pis"til*late\, a. (Bot.) Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens.

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