| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| pistil, pistol, pistole (nn.) |
| Pistil and pistol are homophones, pronounced PIS-tuhl; a pistil is the seed-carrying organ of a flower, and a pistol is a small handgun. A pistole, pronounced pis-TOL, was a gold coin, usually but not always Spanish. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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