Category:Pistil

Pis"til, n. Etym: [l. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See pestle.] (bot.)

Defn: the seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, Containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is Commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed Of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is Compound. See illust. of flower, and ovary.