Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pistillate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: pis-til-late
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having functional pistils.

Example Sentences

"The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees."

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).

Inflected Forms

more pistillate (comparative) most pistillate (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

staminate

Synonyms

carpellate

Questions

What does pistillate mean?: Having functional pistils.
Where does pistillate come from?: 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).

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