pistillate, a. Bot.
(ˈpɪstɪlət)
[ad. mod.L. pistillāt-us, f. as prec. + -ate2 2. In mod.F. pisstillé.]
Having a pistil or pistils (and no stamens); female. (Opp. to staminate.)
| 1828–32 in Webster. 1861 Bentley Man. Bot. 403 {female} a pistillate flower. 1872 Oliver Elem. Bot. i. iv. 39 In the Lesser Nettle, staminate and pistillate flowers are on the same plant. 1880 Gray's Struct. Bot. vi. (ed. 6) 191 Flowers are..Pistillate..when the pistils are present and the stamens absent. |