单词	carpel
释义	carpel noun car·​pel ˈkär-pəl  : one of the ovule-bearing structures in an angiosperm that comprises the innermost whorl of a flower compare pistil carpellary ˈkär-pə-ˌler-ē  adjective carpellate ˈkär-pə-ˌlāt  -lət adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Their seeds form in the carpel, a tubular structure that sticks up from the center of a flower and matures into a pod that holds seeds—peas or beans, for example—inside. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021 When petals are gone, structural carpels, the center seed-bearing structure, are shown off. Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020 Fun facts: The fruits (schizocarps) of Falkia repens are dry dehiscent fruit that split into two or more separate carpels at maturity. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018 Word History Etymology New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos fruit First Known Use 1835, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition carpel noun car·​pel ˈkär-pəl  : the female reproductive structure of a flower that encloses the ovules The pistil of a flower can be made up of a single carpel or a group of carpels fused together.
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