pistillary, a. Bot.
(ˈpɪstɪlərɪ)
[f. Bot. L. pistill-um pistil + -ary: in mod.F. pistillaire.]
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a pistil.
| 1848 Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) II. 88 The pistillary apparatus. 1866 Treas. Bot. 897 Pistillary cord, a channel which passes from the stigma through the style into the ovary. 1880 Gray's Struct. Bot. (ed. 6) 269 The pistillary body is attenuated and prolonged above the ovule. |