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пестик

pistil

Meaning of пестик

plants flowers noun

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Russian[ˈpʲestʲik]
pistil
пестик - pistil
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пестик with English translation

пестик usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The pistil stands inside the flower.

Пестик находится внутри цветка.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

A small pistil reaches above the stamens.

Небольшой пестик возвышается над тычинками.

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

пестикpistil
цветокflower
траваgrass
розаrose
фасольbeans
лукonion
горохpeas

пестик synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between пестик / рыльце / столбик / завязь / семязачаток / плодоложе

🇷🇺Russian
пестик

the main female organ of a flower, comprising stigma, style and ovary

C1Very Often

The pistil consists of the stigma, style, and ovary.

Пестик состоит из рыльца, столбика и завязи.

🇷🇺Russian

the top part of the pistil that receives pollen

C1Often

Pollen lands on the stigma and germinates.

Пыльца оседает на рыльце и прорастает.

С
🇷🇺Russian
столбик

the elongated middle part of the pistil between stigma and ovary (style)

C1Often

The style connects the stigma to the ovary.

Столбик соединяет рыльце с завязью.

З
🇷🇺Russian
завязь

the lower part of the pistil that contains ovules and later develops into the fruit

C1Often

After pollination the ovary develops into a fruit.

После опыления завязь развивается в плод.

С
🇷🇺Russian
семязачаток

the rudimentary structure inside the ovary that develops into a seed

C1Rarely

The ovule becomes the seed after fertilization.

Семязачаток после оплодотворения превращается в семя.

П
🇷🇺Russian
плодоложе

the base of the flower that bears sepals, petals and other floral parts

C1Rarely

The receptacle supports the ovary and other parts of the flower.

Плодоложе поддерживает завязь и другие части цветка.

П
🇷🇺Russian
пыльцевая трубка

a tube-like growth of a pollen grain through the pistil tissues toward the ovule to deliver sperm cells

C1Rarely

The pollen tube grows from the stigma toward the ovule.

Пыльцевая трубка прорастает от рыльца к семязачатку.

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How to pronounce пестик and what this word means

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

how to pronounce пестик

[ˈpʲestʲik]

пестик translation

pistil

пестик examples

The pistil stands inside the flower.

пестик transcription

[ˈpʲestʲik]

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пестик meaning: what does it mean?

часть цветка с женскими органами, где образуются семена.

пестик pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

пестик is pronounced as [ˈpʲestʲik]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

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

Is пестик part of Flowers vocabulary?

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

Is пестик part of Plants vocabulary?

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

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