noun The female, ovule-bearing organ of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary.
noun In botany, the female or seed-bearing organ of a flower.
noun (Bot.) 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.
That part’s from the Internet.
What the flower’s telling me — that’s another level of conversation entirely.
