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Keyword:
carpellate
carpel
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
(botany)
A
constituent
part
of
a
flower
pistil
-
the
individual
female
reproductive
organs
in
a
flower.
A
carpel
is
composed
of
an
ovary,
a
style,
and
a
stigma,
although
some
flowers
have
carpels
without
a
distinct
style.
In
origin,
carpels
are
leaves
(megasporophylls)
that
have
evolved
to
enclose
the
ovules.
A
pistil
may
be
composed
of
a
single
carpel
or
of
several
carpels
fused
together.
Japanese Meaning
(植物学)花の雌しべを構成する器官であり、一般に心皮と呼ばれる。心皮は通常、子房、花柱、柱頭からなり、一部の花では花柱が区別されない場合もある。また、進化的には葉(巨子葉)から変化したものとされる。
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