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carpel Definition


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carpel
noun
    1. bot.
      The female reproductive part of a flowering plant, consisting of a stigma (sense 3), style (sense 7) and ovary (sense 2).
Derivative: carpellary
adj
    Etymology: 19c: from Greek karpos fruit.



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