Pistillate

pistillate Provided with pistils, and, in its more proper sense, without stamens. GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms New Search: ...

Pistillate An imperfect flower with a pistil, or seed organ, but having no functional stamens (male pollen producing organs). Pith ...

Pistillate- Having only female organs. May apply to individual flowers or inflorescences, or to plants of a dioecious species in angiosperms. Ploidy- Degree of repetition of the basic number of chromosomes.

Female - pistillate, ovule, seed-producing. Fertilizer burn - over-fertilization: First leaf tips bum (turn brown) then leaves curl. Fixture - electrical fitting used lo hold electric components.

Monoecious plants bear both staminate and pistillate flowers on the same plant as in Quercus spp. (oak) and Zea mays (corn).

Cultivated muscadines have plants of two types: vines producing imperfect (pistillate) flowers (only female parts or fertile) and plants producing perfect flowers (both male and female parts or self-fertile).

Disease pressures make success difficult in East Texas and in coastal areas. Pistillate (female) and staminate (male) flowers are produced on separate trees. Plant at least one male for every 10 female trees.

Gourd fruits develop beneath the shriveled female flowers on the vines. They grow fast, changing visibly from day to day. Most have staminate (male) and pistillate (female) flowers on the same vine.

The parts aren't really missing, however; they may just be separated into male "staminate" (has the stamens or male floral organs with the pollen) and female "pistillate" (has the pistil or female floral organ) flowers.

See also: Pistil, Plant, Flower, Produce, Variety