n.
Pronunciation: ' kär-p ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos fruit
Date: 1835
: one of the ovule-bearing structures in an angiosperm that comprises the innermost whorl of a flower ― compare PISTIL
– car · pel · lary \ -p ə - ˌ ler- ē \ adjective
– car · pel · late \ - ˌ l ā t, -l ə t \ adjective