Pistil

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolpistilo

Françaispistil

DeutschStempel

21 more languages

العربيةالمدقة مدقة

Bosanskitučak тучак

Češtinapestík

Esperantostigmo

Suomiemi

עבריתעלי

Hrvatskitučak тучак

Italianopistillo

日本語めしべ蕊雌蕊

ქართულიბუტკო

한국어암꽃술 암술 자예

Македонскитолчник

Nederlandsstamper

Portuguêspistilo

Русскийпестик

Slovenščinapestič

Српскиtučak тучак

Svenskapistill

ไทยเกสรตัวเมีย

Türkçekarpel pistil

Examples

“Some plant ⟳ species have ⟳ more than one pistil per flower.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

pistillation Pistilli pistillidium pistillode pistillody pistillum

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