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Ovary

the basal portion of a carpel or group of fused carpels in which one or more ovules are enclosed, and which after fertilization develops into the fruit.

Related terms

  • Angiosperm
  • Column
  • Fruit
  • Loculus
  • Pericarp
  • Placenta
  • Flower