carpellate
/ˈkɑrpəˌleɪt/
adjective
- Having one or more carpels (the female reproductive structures in flowers).
- Carpellate flowers contain the ovules that develop into seeds.
- In some species, carpellate and staminate flowers grow on separate plants.
- The botanist identified the plant as carpellate because it lacked stamens.
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