Difference between Pistillate and Female

What is the difference between Pistillate and Female?

Pistillate as an adjective is having pistils while Female as an adjective is belonging or referring to the sex which is generally characterized as the one associated with the larger gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made).

Pistillate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having pistils

Female

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Someone of feminine sex or gender.Something of feminine sex or gender.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Belonging or referring to the sex which is generally characterized as the one associated with the larger gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made).Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.

Example sentence: One area of liberal phenomenon I support is female bi-sexuality.

We hope you now know whether to use Pistillate or Female in your sentence.

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