ALL meanings of carpel
car·pel
C c - noun carpel 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 3
- noun carpel a simple pistil, regarded as a single ovule-bearing leaf or modified leaflike structure 3
- noun carpel any of the segments of a compound pistil, usually having a single stigma 3
- noun carpel a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil. 1
- noun carpel The female reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an ovary, a stigma, and usually a style. It may occur singly or as one of a group. 1
- noun carpel (botany) 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. 0