Pistillate
81Gynodioecious — Gy no*di*[oe] cious (j[imac] n[ o]*d[ i]*[=e] sh[u^]s), a. [Gr. gynh a woman + E. di[oe]cious.] (Bot.) Di[oe]cious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers. [1913 Webster] …
82linen floss — Floss Floss (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called {silk}. [1913 Webster] 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in… …
83Pistilliferous — Pis til*lif er*ous, a. [Pistil + ferous: cf. F. pistillif[ e]re.] (Bot.) Pistillate. [1913 Webster] …
84Sex — Sex, n. [L. sexus: cf. F. sexe.] 1. The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from female …
85silk — Floss Floss (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called {silk}. [1913 Webster] 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in… …
86The sex — Sex Sex, n. [L. sexus: cf. F. sexe.] 1. The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from… …
87caprification — noun Etymology: Latin caprification , caprificatio, from caprificare to pollinate by caprification, from caprificus Date: 1601 artificial pollination of figs that usually bear only pistillate flowers by hanging male flowering branches of the… …
88dioecious — adjective Etymology: ultimately from Greek di + oikos Date: 1752 1. having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another 2. having staminate and pistillate flowers borne on different individuals • dioecism …
89euphorbia — noun Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin euphorbea, from Euphorbus, 1st century A.D. Greek physician Date: 14th century any of a large genus (Euphorbia) of herbs, shrubs, and trees of the spurge family that have a milky juice and flowers… …
90marijuana — also marihuana noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish mariguana, marihuana Date: 1894 1. hemp 1a, c 2. the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant that yield THC and are smoked in cigarettes for their intoxicating effect compare… …
