carpels

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A form of carpel — A constituent part of a flower pistil: the 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. A pistil may be composed of a single carpel or of several carpels fused together.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of carpel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

carpels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpels

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“carpels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpels. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpels,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpels.

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