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pistillody

pistillody noun: the metamorphosis of other floral organs into pistils.

Noun

pistillody (uncountable)

  1. The metamorphosis of other floral organs into pistils.

Origin of pistillody

From pistil + -oid + -y.

Questions about pistillody

What does pistillody mean?
Pistillody means the metamorphosis of other floral organs into pistils.
What part of speech is pistillody?
Pistillody is a noun.

Words near pistillody in the dictionary

  1. pistilliform
  2. pistilligerous
  3. Pistillis
  4. pistillode
  5. pistillodes
  6. pistillody
  7. pistillum
  8. pistils
  9. Pistis
  10. pistle
  11. pistles

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