| acarpelous | a. [ Pref. a- not + carpel. ] (Bot.) Having no carpels. Opposite of carpellate.
Syn. -- acarpe [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Acarpellous |
| Carpellary | a. (Bot.) Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| carpellate | adj. (Botany) bearing or consisting of carpels. Opposite of acarpelous.
Syn. -- pistillate. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Carpellum | { ‖ } 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Carpel |
| Monocarpellary | a. [ Mono- + carpellary. ] (Bot.) Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Polycarpellary | a. (Bot.) Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such fruits as the orange. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tetracarpel | a. [ Tetra- + carpellary. ] (Bot.) Composed of four carpels. [ 1913 Webster ] |
