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It is
the fundamental unit of the
female part of the
flower (gynoecium)
formed from one highly modified
leaf, comprises an
ovary, a receptive
stigma, and often a
stalk-like
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Derived from the Greek word
karpos ( καρπος )
= fruit.
A
carpel may be a solitary simple carpel (and then the terms
gynoecium and
pistil are synonymous) or part of a
compounded or fused carpel. Its base forms the
ovary, containing one
or more
ovules. The ovary, when
pollinated, and the
ovules successfully
fertilized, culminates
in a
fruit whit
seeds.
A single free carpel or several fused carpels form the
pistil.
The single or numerous pistils of a flower in their ensemble represent
the
gynoecium. |
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