carpel

Dictionary: car·pel (kär'pəl) pronunciation

One of the structural units of a pistil, representing a modified, ovule-bearing leaf.

[New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos, fruit.]

carpellary car'pel·lar'y (-pə-lĕr'ē) adj.

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One of the leaflike, seed-bearing structures that constitute the innermost whorl of a flower. One or more carpels make up the pistil. Fertilization of an egg within a carpel by a pollen grain from another flower results in seed development within the carpel.

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A single member of a compound seed-bearing flower organ.

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The female reproductive organs of a flower, containing an ovary, stigma, and style. The pistil can contain one or more carpels.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil

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