pistillate adj 1: bearing or consisting of carpels [syn: {carpellate}, {pistillate}] [ant: {acarpellous}, {acarpelous}] 2: having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
Pistillate \Pis"til*late\, a. (Bot.) Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens. [1913 Webster]