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car·pel
 carpel
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- pronunciation:
- kar
p
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
the female organ of a flower, consisting of a modified leaf that forms a single pistil or one member of a compound pistil, in which the seeds mature.
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| derivation: |
carpellary (adj.) |
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