Pistil
Pistil , noun
[Latin pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: compare French pistil. See Pestle.]
(Botany) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.