carpel

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Noun carpel has 1 sense

carpel - a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
--₁ is a kind of pistil
--₁ is a part of flower, bloom, blossom
--₁ has particulars: mericarp

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Carpel

Noun:

Sense 1:

A carpel is the female reproductive organ of a flower, typically consisting of an ovary, style, and stigma.

Example sentence: The carpel of the rose flower contains the ovary, where the seeds develop.

Sense 2:

A carpel is an individual unit within a compound ovary, each containing a single ovule.

Example sentence: The fruit of the apple tree is formed by the fusion of several carpels.

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Verb:

Sense 1:

To carpel means to study or specialize in the anatomy and reproductive structures of flowers.

Example sentence: She decided to carpel and dedicated her research to understanding the intricacies of flower reproduction.

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