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Carpel

a unit of the gynoecium in which one or more ovules are enclosed. It is usually divided into stigma, style, and ovary.

Related terms

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  • Carpellodes
  • Gynoecium
  • Lomentum
  • Mericarp
  • Pistil
  • Suture
  • Syncarpous