About The Word Carpel

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Carpel to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Carpel definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Carpel

Carpel Meaning & Definition
Carpel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Carpel?

[n] a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil

Synonyms | Synonyms for Carpel:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Carpel:

See Also | bloom | blossom | flower | gynoecium | pistil

Carpel In Webster's Dictionary

\Car"pel\ (k[aum]r"p[e^]l), Carpellum \Car*pel"lum\ (-p[e^]l"l[u^]m), n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See Illust of {Carpaphore}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Virginia mallow ‐ tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having…
  • Sinecure ‐ an office that involves minimal duties [n] a benefice to which…
  • Ground bait ‐ bait scattered on the water to…
  • Ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes ‐ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults;…
  • Boolean logic ‐ a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in…
  • Repine ‐ express…
  • Chinese angelica ‐ similar to American angelica tree but less…
  • Outlawry ‐ illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the…
  • Flammable ‐ possible to burn
  • Genus mastodon ‐ extinct type genus of the Mammutidae:…