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    pistil

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Plants
    pis·til /ˈpɪstl/ noun [countable]  technicalHBP the female part of a flower that produces seeds 雌蕊 → stamen
    Examples from the Corpus
    pistil• These stubby pistils had come smartly to attention as my hands had moved over them during the examination.• Exotic crimson flowers and birds poked their pistils and stamens and bills every which way up and down her torso.    Origin pistil (1700-1800) Latin pistillum “stick for crushing things in a bowl”
    pis·til nounChineseSyllable
    female a of produces that the part flower Corpus


    pistil
    pis‧til /ˈpɪstl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Latin
     Origin: pistillum 'stick for crushing things in a bowl'
    technical the female part of a flower that produces seeds ⇨ stamen


    pis·tilBrE /ˈpɪstɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪstɪl/ 🔊 noun (biology 生物) the female organs of a flower, which receive the pollen and produce seeds 雌蕊