Pistol or pistol means a handgun or a short firearm--
It is illegal to walk about with a pistol concealed on your person.
He kept his pistol locked in the safe.
Pistil or pistil means the part of a flower that contains the seeds--
If you remove the pistil from the flower, it won't grow back next year.
The stamen and the pistil are two of the reproductive parts of a flower.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"More than one pistil may be grouped in a circle, arranged like the bullets in a pistol."
Note--"pistole" ( pis tole ) is an antique coin of Spain--
He found a pistole on the beach, and took it to an antique dealer.
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