pistillate
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English pistil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pistillate From pistil + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
- Having functional pistils.
“The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees.”