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Pistil is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pistil in a sentence

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Pistil | Pistillate | Pistils

Pistil meaning

A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.

Synonyms of Pistil

reproductive structure

Using Pistil

  • The main meaning on this page is: A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
  • Useful related words include: reproductive structure.
  • In the example corpus, pistil often appears in combinations such as: the pistil, pistil where, pistil and.

Context around Pistil

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

female 1× bicarpellate 1×

Often after:

receptive 1× female 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Pistil

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

between the pistil and the 1× both female pistil and male 1× by the pistil the female 1× flower whose pistil is made 1× male and pistil female sexual 1× of the pistil where pollen 1× of the pistil where seeds 1× single bicarpellate pistil with an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

female yucca moths 1× heteromorphic flowers have 1× his poetic concept 1× pollen is produced 1× some flowers are 1× such hybridisation isn 1×

Common sentence endings:

an inferior ovary 1× at their tips 1× bride and groom 1× largely self pollinating 1× of free carpels 1× of the carpel 1×

Words around Pistil

Just before it in the word index:

pistes 9 pisters 2 piste 27 pistachios 58 pistachio 61 pista 4

Just after it in the word index:

pistillate 5 pistils 4 pistis 4 pistoia 2 pistol 667 pistola 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Pistil

  • In this selection, "pistil" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, female, bicarpellate, receptive, female and may stand out and add context to how "pistil" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include between the pistil and the and both female pistil and male. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pistil" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pistil

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The gynoecium consists of two carpels fused into a single, bicarpellate pistil with an inferior ovary. (16 words)

His poetic concept was to anthropomorphise the stamen (male) and pistil (female) sexual organs, as bride and groom. (18 words)

The fruit of blackberries and raspberries comes from a single flower whose pistil is made up of a number of free carpels. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Female yucca moths enter the host flowers, collect the pollen into a ball using specialized maxillary palps, then move to the apex of the pistil, where pollen is deposited on the stigma, and lay eggs into the base of the pistil where seeds will develop. (45 words)

Pollen is produced by the stamen, the male reproductive organ of a plant, which needs to be received by the pistil, the female reproductive organ of a plant, in order for the plant to produce fruit. (36 words)

Some flowers are functionally staminate (where a pistil may be present but has no ovules capable of being fertilized) while others are functionally pistillate (where stamens are present but their anthers do not produce viable pollen). (36 words)

Example sentences (9)

Female yucca moths enter the host flowers, collect the pollen into a ball using specialized maxillary palps, then move to the apex of the pistil, where pollen is deposited on the stigma, and lay eggs into the base of the pistil where seeds will develop.

Pollen is produced by the stamen, the male reproductive organ of a plant, which needs to be received by the pistil, the female reproductive organ of a plant, in order for the plant to produce fruit.

Such hybridisation isn’t easy in mustard, as its flowers have both female (pistil) and male (stamen) reproductive organs, making the plants largely self-pollinating.

Heteromorphic flowers have short carpels and long stamens, or vice versa, so animal pollinators cannot easily transfer pollen to the pistil (receptive part of the carpel).

His poetic concept was to anthropomorphise the stamen (male) and pistil (female) sexual organs, as bride and groom.

Some flowers are functionally staminate (where a pistil may be present but has no ovules capable of being fertilized) while others are functionally pistillate (where stamens are present but their anthers do not produce viable pollen).

The fruit of blackberries and raspberries comes from a single flower whose pistil is made up of a number of free carpels.

The gynoecium consists of two carpels fused into a single, bicarpellate pistil with an inferior ovary.

The male parts of the flower are the stamens : these consist of long filaments arranged between the pistil and the petals that produce pollen in anthers at their tips.

Common combinations with pistil

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pistil" in a sentence?
An example: "Female yucca moths enter the host flowers, collect the pollen into a ball using specialized maxillary palps, then move to the apex of the pistil, where pollen is deposited on the stigma, and lay eggs into the base of the pistil where seeds will develop." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "pistil" from authentic English texts.
What does "pistil" mean?
Pistil means: A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
What are synonyms of "pistil"?
Common synonyms of "pistil" include: reproductive structure.
How many example sentences with "pistil" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "pistil", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.