About The Word Carpel
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Carpel
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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}.
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