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- [pis-tl-it, -eyt]
- /ˈpɪs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
- /ˈpɪstɪleɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for pistillate
adjective pistillate
- acarpellous — (of flowers) having no carpels
- acarpelous — without carpels
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