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pistil

pistil

Meaning of pistil

plants flowers noun

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British English/ˈpɪstəl/
American English/ˈpɪstəl/
Russian transcription[ˈpʲestʲik]
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pistil with Russian translation

pistil usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пестик находится внутри цветка.

The pistil stands inside the flower.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Небольшой пестик возвышается над тычинками.

A small pistil reaches above the stamens.

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pistil belongs to the topic "Flowers". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

pistilпестик
flowerцветок
grassтрава
roseроза
beansфасоль
onionлук
peasгорох

pistil synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between pistil / stigma / style / ovary / gynoecium / ovule

🇬🇧English
pistil

Primary term for the female part of a flower, comprising stigma, style and ovary.

C1Very Often

The pistil contains the stigma, style and ovary.

В пестике находятся рыльце, столбик и завязь.

🇬🇧English

The stigma is the tip of the pistil that receives pollen; it is a part, not a synonym for the whole pistil.

C1Very Often

The pollen landed on the sticky stigma.

Пыльца попала на липкое рыльце.

🇬🇧English

The style is the stalk between stigma and ovary; it conducts pollen tubes toward the ovary.

C1Often

Pollen tubes grew down the style toward the ovary.

Пыльцевые трубки росли по столбику к завязи.

O
🇬🇧English
ovary

The ovary is the lower part of the pistil that contains ovules; it is a component of the pistil.

C1Very Often

After fertilization the ovary develops into a fruit.

После оплодотворения завязь превращается в плод.

G
🇬🇧English
gynoecium

Gynoecium is the collective term for all pistils in a flower; broader/collective compared to a single pistil.

C1Rarely

The gynoecium of the flower consisted of three distinct pistils.

Гинецей цветка состоял из трёх отдельных пестиков.

O
🇬🇧English
ovule

An ovule is the structure inside the ovary that becomes a seed after fertilization; it is a subpart of the pistil's ovary.

C1Often

Each ovule may develop into a seed after fertilization.

Каждый семязачаток может развиться в семя после оплодотворения.

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How to pronounce pistil and what this word means

pistil translation: пестик. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce pistil

/ˈpɪstəl/

pistil translation

пестик

pistil examples

The pistil stands inside the flower.

pistil transcription

/ˈpɪstəl/, /ˈpɪstəl/

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pistil meaning: what does it mean?

plants flowers noun

pistil pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

pistil is pronounced as /ˈpɪstəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

pistil definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The pistil stands inside the flower. Translation: Пестик находится внутри цветка.

Is pistil part of Flowers vocabulary?

Yes, pistil (пестик) can be learned in the Flowers topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is pistil part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, pistil (пестик) can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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