carpel

English Thesaurus

1. a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	pistil,
definition	:	the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	mericarp,
definition	:	a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	bloom, blossom, flower,
definition	:	reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts (noun.plant)

derivation	:	carpellary,
definition	:	belonging to or forming or containing carpels (adj.pert)

derivation	:	carpellary,
definition	:	belonging to or forming or containing carpels (adj.pert)