Synonyms & related words for pistil

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pistil — including stamen, gynoecium, carpel, androecium, epicalyx, perianth. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to pistil

Explore words related to pistil — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include staminody, heterogony, perigynous, anandrous, diplostemonous, monomerous, pistillate, staminate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pistil

Common synonyms for pistil include stamen, gynoecium, carpel, androecium, epicalyx, perianth, anther, megasporophyll — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pistil come from?

The word pistil breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pistil-, from Latin pistillum (“pestle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.