pistillody Bot.
(ˈpɪstɪləʊdɪ)
[f. mod.L. pistillōdi-um, f. pistill-um: see -ode1 and cf. phyllody.]
Metamorphosis of other floral organs into pistils.
| 1877 Jrnl. Linn. Soc. (Bot.) XV. 87 The calyx and corolla remain entirely unchanged in all cases exhibiting pistillody. 1929 Jrnl. Heredity XX. 137/1 Leighty and Sando describe and illustrate certain abnormalities in wheat flowers which they call ‘Pistillody’... They found the stamens metamorphosed either wholly or partly into carpels. |