{ Car″pel (kär″pĕl), ‖Car‐pel″lum (–pĕl″lŭm), } n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. καρπόσ 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 Illust of Carpaphore.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.