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carpel
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car·pel  (kärpl)
n.
One of the structural units of a pistil, representing a modified, ovule-bearing leaf.

[New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos, fruit; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]

carpel·lary (-p-lr) adj.

carpel [ˈkɑːpəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the female reproductive organ of flowering plants, consisting of an ovary, style (sometimes absent), and stigma. The carpels are separate or fused to form a single pistil
[from New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos fruit]
carpellary  adj
carpellate  [ˈkɑːpɪˌleɪt] adj

carpel  (kärpl)
One of the individual female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. The term pistil is sometimes used to refer to a single carpel or to several carpels fused together. See more at flower.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carpel - a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
pistil - the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
mericarp - a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity
Translations
carpel
nFruchtblatt nt
carpel [ˈkɑːpl] n (Bot) → carpello
carpel [ˈkɑːpl] n (Bot) → carpello


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The ovary - which consists of one or more carpels - is a female flower part that grows in response to pollination and fertilization.
This tree's saucer-shaped flowers orient themselves haphazardly, vary unpredictably in size, and sometimes have inverted carpels, the organs that hold the female reproductive tissue.
 
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