carpel

Definitions


[ˈkɑːpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the female reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an ovary, a stigma, and usually a style. It may occur singly or as one of a group


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from French carpelle or modern Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos ‘fruit’




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