carpel

/ˈkɑrpəl/
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Other forms: carpels

Definitions of carpel
  1. noun
    a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
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    types:
    mericarp
    a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity
    type of:
    pistil
    the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
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