Where does “pistillate” come from?
pistillate (English) comes from English pistil, from French pistil, from Latin pistillum, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
pistillate (English): Having functional pistils
Definitions
- Having functional pistils
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