pistil

Noun
  1. The female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma (synset 111696951)
    is a type of: reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
    subtypes:
    • simple pistil - consists of one carpel
    • compound pistil - consists of two or more fused carpels
    • pistillode - a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower
    • carpel - a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
    has: style - (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
    is a part of: bloom, blossom, flower - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

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