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Pistle vs Carpel - What's the difference?

pistle | carpel |


As nouns the difference between pistle and carpel

is that pistle is a written communication; a letter, an epistle while 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.

Ovule vs Carpel - What's the difference?

ovule | carpel |


As nouns the difference between ovule and carpel

is that ovule is the structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments while 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.

Carpel vs Dioecious - What's the difference?

carpel | dioecious |


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 vs Sepal - What's the difference?

carpel | sepal |


As nouns the difference between carpel and sepal

is that 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 while sepal is one of the component parts of the calyx, when this consists of separate (not fused) parts.

Carpel vs Pistol - What's the difference?

carpel | pistol |


As nouns the difference between carpel and pistol

is that 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 while pistol is a handgun, (typically) with a chamber integrated in the barrel, a semi-automatic action and a box magazine.

As a verb pistol is

to shoot (at) a target with a pistol.

Cartel vs Carpel - What's the difference?

cartel | carpel |


As nouns the difference between cartel and carpel

is that cartel is a group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market while 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.

Carpel vs Capel - What's the difference?

carpel | capel |


As nouns the difference between carpel and capel

is that 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 while capel is a horse.

Carped vs Carpel - What's the difference?

carped | carpel |


As a verb carped

is (carp).

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.

Carpel vs Carvel - What's the difference?

carpel | carvel |


As nouns the difference between carpel and carvel

is that 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 while carvel is (nautical) a small lateen-rigged mediterranean vessel with two masts, used to carry cargo.

Loccur vs Carpel - What's the difference?

loccur | carpel |

Loccur is likely misspelled.


Loccur has no English definition.

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.

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