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pistilliferous

pistilliferous adjective: having pistils; pistillate.

Adjective

pistilliferous (comparative more pistilliferous, superlative most pistilliferous)

  1. Having pistils; pistillate.

Forms of pistilliferous

comparativemore pistilliferous
superlativemost pistilliferous

Origin of pistilliferous

From pistil + -i- + -ferous; compare French pistillifère.

Words that rhyme with pistilliferous

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Questions about pistilliferous

What does pistilliferous mean?
Pistilliferous means having pistils; pistillate.
What part of speech is pistilliferous?
Pistilliferous is an adjective.

Words near pistilliferous in the dictionary

  1. pistillate
  2. pistillation
  3. Pistilli
  4. pistillidia
  5. pistillidium
  6. pistilliferous
  7. pistilliform
  8. pistilligerous
  9. Pistillis
  10. pistillode
  11. pistillodes

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