Carpel: nf A carpel is the elementary female organ of the flower containing one or more ova. The carpels can be free (apocarp plants) or fused (syncarp plants). The ovuliferous scale (or megasporophyll) of Gymnosperms evolved into the carpel of Angiosperms. In a free carpel (for example, that of the buttercup), the swollen basal part is the ovary, the more or less elongated intermediate part is the style, and the terminal part, the stigma ...
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