carpel

[ kahr-puhl ]

/ ˈkɑr pəl /

noun Botany.

a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.

Origin of carpel

1810–20; <New Latin carpellum, equivalent to Greek karp(ós) fruit + Latin -ellum diminutive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM carpel

car·pel·lar·y

[kahr-puh-ler-ee], /ˈkɑr pəˌlɛr i/, adjectivein·ter·car·pel·lar·y, adjective

Words nearby carpel

Carpathian Mountains, Carpatho-Ukraine, Carpeaux, carpectomy, carpe diem, carpel, carpellate, Carpentaria, carpenter, carpenter ant, carpenter bee

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Example sentences from the Web for carpel

Mericarp, one carpel of the fruit of an Umbelliferous plant, 121.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
We must therefore regard the flower of the grass as typically composed of one carpel and three stamens, with no perianth whatever.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward
Roeper has also mentioned a balsam with a supernumerary stamen occupying exactly the position of a carpel.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Each13 ovary contains only one ovule, and when the seed ripens, the carpel does not open to discharge it, but drops with the seed.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon

A dry dehiscent fruit composed of more than one carpel; the spore-case of Hepatic, etc.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for carpel

carpel

/ (ˈkɑːpəl) /

noun

the female reproductive organ of flowering plants, consisting of an ovary, style (sometimes absent), and stigma. The carpels are separate or fused to form a single pistil

Derived forms of carpel

carpellary, adjectivecarpellate (ˈkɑːpɪˌleɪt), adjective

Word Origin for carpel

C19: from New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos fruit

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Scientific definitions for carpel

carpel

[ kär′pəl ]

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. See more at flower.

单词	carpel
释义	carpel [ kahr-puhl ] / ˈkɑr pəl / noun Botany. a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil. Origin of carpel 1810–20; <New Latin carpellum, equivalent to Greek karp(ós) fruit + Latin -ellum diminutive suffix OTHER WORDS FROM carpel car·pel·lar·y [kahr-puh-ler-ee], /ˈkɑr pəˌlɛr i/, adjectivein·ter·car·pel·lar·y, adjective Words nearby carpel Carpathian Mountains, Carpatho-Ukraine, Carpeaux, carpectomy, carpe diem, carpel, carpellate, Carpentaria, carpenter, carpenter ant, carpenter bee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carpel Mericarp, one carpel of the fruit of an Umbelliferous plant, 121. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray We must therefore regard the flower of the grass as typically composed of one carpel and three stamens, with no perianth whatever. Grasses\|H. Marshall Ward Roeper has also mentioned a balsam with a supernumerary stamen occupying exactly the position of a carpel. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Each13 ovary contains only one ovule, and when the seed ripens, the carpel does not open to discharge it, but drops with the seed. Botany for Ladies\|Jane Loudon A dry dehiscent fruit composed of more than one carpel; the spore-case of Hepatic, etc. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for carpel carpel / (ˈkɑːpəl) / noun the female reproductive organ of flowering plants, consisting of an ovary, style (sometimes absent), and stigma. The carpels are separate or fused to form a single pistil Derived forms of carpel carpellary, adjectivecarpellate (ˈkɑːpɪˌleɪt), adjective Word Origin for carpel C19: from New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos fruit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for carpel carpel [ kär′pəl ] 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. See more at flower. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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