ˈkärpəl, ˈkȧp- also -ˌpel noun
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Etymology: French & New Latin; French carpelle & New Latin carpellum, from New Latin carp- (I) + French -elle & New Latin -ellum -el
: one of the structures in a seed plant comprising the innermost whorl of a flower, functioning as megasporophylls, and collectively constituting the gynoecium — compare pistil