DictionaryRoot: pistillum
Latin
pistillum
pounder, pestle
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noun
pistil
PIS-til/ˈpɪstɪl/
The seed-bearing female reproductive organ of a flower.
Etymology
Latin pistillum meant a pestle, the club-shaped tool used for pounding in a mortar. The flower’s seed-bearing organ received its name because its shape resembles that tool.