Define the term “pistillate flower”

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Pistillate flower:
The flower-bearing only female sex organ i.e. pistil is called the pistillate flower.
In this type of flower, male sex organ i.e. androecium is absent.

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Define the term “pistillate flower”

Pistillate flower:The flower-bearing only female sex organ i.e. pistil is called the pistillate flower.In this type of flower, male sex organ i.e. androecium is absent.

Pistillate flower:
The flower-bearing only female sex organ i.e. pistil is called the pistillate flower.
In this type of flower, male sex organ i.e. androecium is absent.