compound pistil

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• compound pistil — noun consists of two or more fused carpels • Hypernyms: ↑pistil * * * noun : a pistil formed by the union of two or more carpels …   Useful english dictionary

• pistil — /pis tl/, n. Bot. 1. the ovule bearing or seed bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma. See diag. under flower. 2. such organs collectively, where there are more than one in a flower. 3. a gynoecium …   Universalium

• Pistil — Pis til, n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See {Pestle}.] (Bot.) The seed bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gynoecium — A gynoecium (from Ancient Greek gyne , woman ) is the female reproductive part of a flower. The male counterpart is called an androecium . A gynoecium is composed of one or more pistils. A pistil may consist of a single free carpel, or be formed… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia

• List of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia

• Flower — A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with… …   Wikipedia

• carpel — carpellary /kahr peuh ler ee/, adj. /kahr peuhl/, n. Bot. a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil. [1810 20; < NL carpellum, equiv. to Gk karp(ós) fruit + L ellum dim. suffix] * * * One of the leaflike, seed bearing structures… …   Universalium

• carpel — [kär′pəl] n. [ModL dim. < Gr karpos, fruit: see HARVEST] 1. a simple pistil, regarded as a single ovule bearing leaf or modified leaflike structure 2. any of the segments of a compound pistil, usually having a single stigma: See PISTIL… …   English World dictionary

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• Carpel — Car pel (k[aum]r p[e^]l), ||Carpellum Car*pel lum ( p[e^]l l[u^]m), n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) A simple pistil or single celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English