Carpel (Noun)
Meaning
A simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- A simple pistil consists of a single carpel, containing ovules and a stigma.
- In the case of a compound pistil, it is composed of multiple carpels that fuse together to form a single structure.
- Each carpel in a pistil usually contains its own ovary and ovules.
- The evolution of carpel is believed to have been crucial in the development of angiosperms.
- A syncarpous gynoecium results from the fusion of multiple carpels.