Found 2 items, similar to Carpel.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: carpel
carpel
n : a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Carpel
Carpel
\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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