What does "pistil" mean?

A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.

What is a synonym for "pistil"?

Common synonyms include: androecium, anther, calyx, carpel, corolla, corolla tube.

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Noun

1
A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
"Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower."
2
the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma wordnet

"Can you help me? I'm looking for the correct translation of the word "pistil.""

Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle and pistillum.

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