Pistillate

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having functional pistils.

    "The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees."

Adjective
  1. 1
    bearing or consisting of carpels wordnet
  2. 2
    having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant wordnet

Synonyms

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carpellatecarpellatecarpellatefemale

Example

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"The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees."

Etymology

From pistil + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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