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Where did the name for pistil originate from/ whats the story behind it?

• Where did the name for pistil (Carpel) originate from/ whats the story behind it? ty

• Answer:

  Pistil and Carpels are NOT synonyms. You have to be careful here. Pistil or gynoecium of a flower is MADE UP of carpels. So Pistil and Gynoecium are synonyms. Given below are the dictionary meanings of 1) Pistil and 2) Carpel 1) PISTIL ==The female, ovule-bearing organ of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary. [French, from New Latin pistillum, from Latin, pestle (from its shape).] 2 ) CARPEL==One of the structural units of a pistil, representing a modified, ovule-bearing leaf. [New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos, fruit.] carpellary car'pel·lar'y (-pə-lĕr'ē) adj. It is important no note that carpel is a structural unit of pistil not the whole pistil . Now let us see what the dictionary says about Gynoecium 3) GYNOECIUM==The female reproductive organs of a flower; the pistil or pistils considered as a group. [New Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek oikos, house) of Latin gynaecēum, women's apartments, from Greek gunaikeion, from neuter of gunaikeios, of women, from gunē, gunaik-, woman.] That means pistil = Gynoecium.