Vocabulary : Pistillate to Pistoled

Pistillate : Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens.
Pistillation : The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation.
Pistillida : of Pistillidium
Pistillidium : Same as Archegonium.
Pistilliferous : Pistillate.

Pistillody : The metamorphosis of other organs into pistils.
Pistol : The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver. ;; To shoot with a pistol.
Pistolade : A pistol shot.
Pistole : The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
Pistoled : of Pistol

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