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Definition of Carpel

1. Noun. A simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil.

Definition of Carpel

1. n. 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.

Definition of Carpel

1. Noun. One of the individual female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. The term pistil is sometimes used to refer to a single carpel or to several carpels fused together. ¹

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Definition of Carpel

1. a simple pistil [n -S]

Medical Definition of Carpel

1. 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 in an ovary, and consisting also of a stigma and usually a style. (09 Oct 1997)

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