Meaning of CARPEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'kârpul
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| | Definition: | | [n] a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil |
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| | See Also: | | bloom, blossom, flower, gynoecium, pistil | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An organ (generally believed to be a modified foliar unit) at the centre of a flower, bearing one or more ovules and having its margins fused together or with other carpels to enclose the ovule(s) in an ovary, and consisting also of a stigma and usually a style. |
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