carpel
A simple pistil or one member of a compound pistil.
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carpel -- A unit of the pistil; it is evolutionarily a modified leaf.
cataphyll -- In cycads, a scale-like modified leaf which protects the developing true leaves.
Carpel - The female reproductive organ of a flower. The carpel consists of the ovary, stigma, and style.
Casparian strip - A ring of wax surrounding endodermal cells which blocks the passive flow of water and minerals into the stele.
Carpel A single pistil in a female flower part containing several pistils
Caryopsis The fruit of members of the grass family.
Castaneous Dark brown.
(L. capsula, a little chest) a case, pod, or fruit, containing seeds, spores, or carpels; it usually bursts when ripe.carinate search for term- a.
roots: roots growing in the air alternate (leaves): one leaf per node alternate (stamens): stamens alternate with the petals amorphic: flower shape without definite symmetry; usually with an indefinite number of stamens and carpels and ...
Capsule - dehiscent fruit composed of two or more carpels, generally with several or many seeds in each carpel, as in Gossypium spp. (cotton).
In the center of most flowers is one or more carpels, the "female" reproductive organs. Carpels bear ovules, which are structures with the potential to develop into seeds. The carples of a flower may be separate or fused into a single structure.
Inside the two outer rows of rounded petals is a center of loose pale yellow petalodes fading to white at tips, nestling a set of bright green carpels.
-- , or a fruit composed of many carpels like raspberries (an "aggregate fruit").
In gardening, it may be used in reference to a type of gravel or coarse sand.
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Garden pruners can really stress the hand, causing carpel tunnel and making gardening with arthritis extremely difficult. Choosig the right pruner makes all the difference.
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Imperfect flower- A flower which lacks either stamens or carpels.
Inbreeding- In plants, a breeding system in which sexual reproduction involves the interbreeding of closely related plants by self-pollination or backcrossing.
PISTIL: The female part of the flower, consisting of one or more carpels and enclosed ovules.
PLANT WINDOW: Double window with plants grown in the space between.
They also have prominent stamens (male reproductive organ) and central carpels (female reproductive organ). The fluffy feathery seed heads are also very decorative and give rise to its European common name of "Old Man's Beard".
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