Definition

Noun: * Pistil: The female reproductive organ of a flower, typically consisting of an ovary, a style, and a stigma. It is the part that receives pollen and develops into a fruit after fertilization.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhị cái nằm ở trung tâm của bông hoa. (The pistil is located at the center of the flower.)
  • Phấn hoa phải rơi trên đầu nhụy của nhị cái để quá trình thụ phấn xảy ra. (Pollen must fall on the stigma of the pistil for pollination to occur.)
  • Sau khi thụ tinh, bầu nhụy của nhị cái sẽ phát triển thành quả. (After fertilization, the ovary of the pistil will develop into a fruit.)

Advanced Usage

• This is a specialized botanical term. In everyday conversation, people might simply refer to the central part of a flower. The precise term nhị cái is used in scientific, educational, or detailed descriptive contexts about plant biology and reproduction.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhụy hoa: This is a more common synonym for nhị cái in general Vietnamese usage.
• Nhị đực (stamen): The male reproductive organ of a flower, which produces pollen. It is the counterpart to nhị cái.
• Bầu nhụy (ovary): The part of the pistil that contains the ovules.
• Vòi nhụy (style): The slender stalk connecting the stigma and the ovary.
• Đầu nhụy (stigma): The sticky tip of the pistil that receives pollen.

Synonyms

• Nhụy hoa (Pistil)
• Bộ nhụy (Gynoecium - a more technical term for the collective female parts)

Notes on Different Meanings

• Nhị cái has only one primary meaning in modern Vietnamese: the botanical term for "pistil." It should not be confused with nhị, which generally means "stamen" (the male part). The word cái here specifies it as the female part.

1. (thực vật) Pistil