What is another word for pistillode?
Pronunciation: [pˈɪstɪlˌə͡ʊd] (IPA) 
Pistillode is a term used in botany to refer to a small, underdeveloped or non-functional pistil. There are several other words that can be used interchangeably with this term, including staminode, carpellode, and ovariole. Staminodes are the sterile stamens found in certain flowers that closely resemble regular stamens but have no reproductive function. Carpellodes, on the other hand, are non-functional carpels or ovules. Ovarioles, meanwhile, are the poorly developed or rudimentary ovaries of certain flowers. All these terms are used to describe structures that are either underdeveloped or non-functional in plant physiology and play no role in sexual reproduction.
