different between pistil vs gynantherous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistil. Doublet of pestle.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st?l

Noun

pistil (plural pistils)

1. (botany) 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. [from 18th c.]
   • Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower.

Translations

See also

• stamen
• gynoecium, carpel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pistillum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis.til/

Noun

pistil m (plural pistils)

1. pistil
2. stamen

Descendants

• ? English: pistil

Further reading

• “pistil” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French pistil.

Noun

pistil n (plural pistiluri)

1. pistil

Declension

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Adjective

gynantherous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils.

References

gynantherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.