Definitions for: Carpel

[n] a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil

Webster (1913) Definition: Car"pel (k[aum]r"p[e^]l), Carpellum Car*pel"lum
(-p[e^]l"l[u^]m), n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo`s 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.

See Also: bloom, blossom, flower, gynoecium, pistil