1. (n.) An epistle.

2. (n.) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Ovary.

androecium anther calyx carpel corolla corolla tube corona epicalyx gynoecium megasporophyll microsporophyll perianth petal receptacle stamen stigma style torus