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pistillaceous

pistillaceous adjective: relating to a pistil.

Adjective

pistillaceous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a pistil.
    • This is the nectarium pistiliaceum, or pistillaceous nectary.1804, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany

Origin of pistillaceous

From pistil + -aceous.

Questions about pistillaceous

What does pistillaceous mean?
Pistillaceous means relating to a pistil.
What part of speech is pistillaceous?
Pistillaceous is an adjective.

Words near pistillaceous in the dictionary

  1. pistic
  2. pistick
  3. pisticks
  4. pistil
  5. pistilla
  6. pistillaceous
  7. pistillar
  8. pistillary
  9. pistillate
  10. pistillation
  11. Pistilli

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