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(car-pel) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a simple pistil; regarded as a single ovulebearing leaf or modified leaflike structure any of the segments of a compound pistil; usually having a single stigma

Example Sentence

A gynoecium may consist of a single carpel.

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