acarpellous
/eɪˈkɑrpələs/
adjective
- Having no carpels (the female reproductive part of a flower).
- The acarpellous structure of the bloom meant it could not produce seeds.
- In some plant species, male flowers are acarpellous and produce only pollen.
- The botanist identified the flower as acarpellous because it lacked a pistil.
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