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Pistil
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.
(2):
(n.) An epistle.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pistil'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pistil.html. 1828.