pistillate flower
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A pistillate flower is the female reproductive part of a flower. It contains pistils, which are composed of the stigma, style, and ovary. The stigma receives pollen, the style is a stalk that elevates the stigma, and the ovary contains ovules, which develop into seeds after fertilization.12
Flowers can be unisexual, meaning they have either male (staminate) or female (pistillate) parts, but not both. Some plants are dioecious, with separate male and female individuals, while others are monoecious, bearing both male and female flowers on the same plant. Pistillate flowers are essential for plant reproduction, as they contain the ovules that are fertilized by pollen.3412
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