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pistillate

DEFINITIONS OF: pistillate

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adj having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant

Synonyms
female
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

adj bearing or consisting of carpels

Synonyms:
carpellate
Antonyms:
acarpellous, acarpelous
having no carpels
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