pistillate
/'pistiləri/ Cách viết khác : (pistilliferous) /,pisti'lifərəs/
Definition
- Adjective (Botany):
- Having pistils: Describes a flower or plant that possesses one or more pistils, the female reproductive organ of a seed plant.
- Bearing carpels: Specifically refers to a flower that contains carpels, the ovule-bearing structures that make up the pistil.
Usage
- The term pistillate is used in botany to classify flowers based on their reproductive structures. It is the opposite of "staminate" (having stamens, the male organs).
- It is often used to describe flowers in species where male and female reproductive parts are on separate flowers or plants.
Examples
- The squash plant produces separate pistillate and staminate flowers.
- A pistillate flower contains the ovary, style, and stigma, but lacks functional stamens.
- In this dioecious species, only the pistillate plants will bear fruit.
Advanced Usage
- Pistillate flower: A flower that contains only female reproductive organs (carpels/pistils) and no functional stamens.
- Pistillate plant: In dioecious species, a plant that bears only female (pistillate) flowers.
Variants and Related Words
- Pistil (noun): The female reproductive part of a flower, typically consisting of an ovary, a style, and a stigma.
- Carpel (noun): The basic female reproductive unit of a flower; a pistil may be formed from one or more fused carpels.
- Staminate (adjective): Having stamens (male reproductive organs) but no functional pistils.
Synonyms
- Female (in botanical context, specifically regarding flowers)
- Carpellate
Antonyms
- Staminate
- Male (in botanical context, specifically regarding flowers)
Adjective
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having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
-
bearing or consisting of carpels
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