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Pistil vs Proterandrous - What's the difference?

pistil | proterandrous |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between pistil and proterandrous

is that pistil is (botany) a discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma while proterandrous is (botany) having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil.

As a noun pistil

is (botany) a discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.

As an adjective proterandrous is

(botany) having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil.

pistil

English

(wikipedia pistil)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
  • * Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower.

    • See also

    * stamen ----

    proterandrous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil.

    • Antonyms

    * proterogynous (Webster 1913)