Pis'til, n.

n. [N. Lat., from Lat. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle, from pinsere, pistum, to pound, crush; Fr. pistil, Sp. pistilo, It. pistillo.]

1. (Bot.) A foliar organ terminating the axis of growth in a flower, and inclosing the seed. It consists of an ovary (a), inclosing the ovules; a style (b), its terminal elongation; and the stigma (c), a vascular surface in which it ends; a carpel.
2. A collection of carpels united by their inner suture, or a compound pistil.