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pistillaceous

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English

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Etymology

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From pistil +‎ -aceous.

Adjective

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pistillaceous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Relating to a pistil.
    • 1804, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany:
      This is the nectarium pistiliaceum, or pistillaceous nectary.