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pistillate

pis·til·late
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pis-tl-it, -eyt]
    • /ˈpɪs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
    • /ˈpɪstɪleɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pis-tl-it, -eyt]
    • /ˈpɪs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt/

Definitions of pistillate word

  • adjective pistillate having a pistil or pistils. 1
  • adjective pistillate having a pistil or pistils but no stamens. 1
  • adjective pistillate having pistils but no anthers 0
  • adjective pistillate having or producing pistils 0
  • adjective pistillate having a pistil or pistils; specif., having pistils but no stamens 0

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Origin of pistillate

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; pistil + -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pistillate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pistillate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pistillate usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for pistillate

adjective pistillate

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