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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POINTAL

n.In botany, the pistil of a plant; an organ or viscus adhering to the fruit for the reception of the pollen. Its appearance is that of a column or set of columns in the center of the flower.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POINTAL

Point "al, n. Etym: [From Point: cf. F. pointal an upright wooden prop, OF. pointille a prick or prickle. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The pistil of a plant.

 

2. A kind of pencil or style used with the tablets of the Middle Ages. "A pair of tablets [i. e., tablets ]... and a pointel. " Chaucer.

 

3. (Arch. )

 

Defn: See Poyntel. [Obs. or R.]