HyperDic: pistillate

English > 2 senses of the word pistillate:
ADJECTIVEallpistillate, carpellatebearing or consisting of carpels
allpistillatehaving gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
English > pistillate: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningbearing or consisting of carpels.
Synonymcarpellate
Categorybotany, phytologyThe branch of biology that studies plants
Oppositeacarpelous, acarpellousHaving no carpels
Spanishcarpelado, carpelar, pistilado
Catalancarpel·lat, pistil·lat
English > pistillate: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningHaving gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant.
Categorybotany, phytologyThe branch of biology that studies plants
BroaderfemaleThe sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

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