As a noun carpel
is 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.
As an adjective dioecious is
(botany) having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.
carpel
Noun
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en noun)
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.
References
* "carpel." The American Heritage® Science Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. 23 Feb. 2007. .
Anagrams
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dioecious
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Alternative forms
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Adjective
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(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.
(zoology, rare) Having two distinct sexes.
Usage notes
This term is mainly used of species in the plant kingdom. The corresponding term in zoology is .
Related terms
* dioecism
* dioecy
Antonyms
* monoecious
* synoecious
