monocarpellate

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adjective

Having a single carpel.

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Meanings

adjectivemonocarpellate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a single carpel.

    Early Aptian Torres Vedras mesofossil flora includes several small monocarpellate, usually uniovulate, fruiting units.

    2011, Else Marie Friis, Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution, page 409

Origin

From mono- + carpellate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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