How to pronounce pistil
American English pronunciation
PIS-tul
- IPA
- /ˈpɪstəl/
- Syllables
- PIS · tul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pistil means
The middle part of a flower, where seeds form
In a sentence: The bee brushed yellow pollen onto the flower's pistil.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word for a pestle, a club-shaped tool for crushing things. It was first used this way in the 1700s.
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