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carpel Definition

car·pel (kär′pəl)

noun

  1. a simple pistil, regarded as a single ovule-bearing leaf or modified leaflike structure
  2. any of the segments of a compound pistil, usually having a single stigma

Etymology: ModL dim. < Gr karpos, fruit: see harvest

carpel Related Forms
car′·pel·lar′y (-pə ler′ē) adjective car′·pel·late′ (-pə lāt′) adjective
carpel Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tunnel: Carpel tunnel syndrome, among person working on a computer most of the time is not unheard of.
  • syndrome: Carpel tunnel syndrome, among person working on a computer most of the time is not unheard of.