Definition of carpel Carpel
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What does carpel mean?
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NounPlural: carpels |
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| carpel - a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil | ||
| pistil the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma | ||
| blossom, flower, bloom reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
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- carpel (Noun)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carpel (n.)
Alt. of Carpellum
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carpel
A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit. -
carpel
One of the divisions of a compound pistil or fruit.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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carpel
kär′pel, n. a modified leaf forming the whole or part of the pistil of a flower.—adj. Car′pellary. [Gr. karpos, fruit.]
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🔤- carpel, noun, singular of carpels.
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