Antonyms of adj pistillate
2 senses of pistillate
Sense 1
carpellate (vs. acarpelous), pistillate -- (bearing or consisting of carpels)
Sense 2
pistillate -- (having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant)
INDIRECT (VIA male, female) -> androgynous -- (having both male and female characteristics)
INDIRECT (VIA female, androgynous) -> male -- (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree")
Similarity of adj pistillate
2 senses of pistillate
Sense 1
carpellate (vs. acarpelous), pistillate -- (bearing or consisting of carpels)
Sense 2
pistillate -- (having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant)
=> female (vs. androgynous) (vs. male) -- (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries")