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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Carpel

/(kär"pĕl)/ · Car·pel · IPA /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/
01 n. 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.
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    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.(Bot.) See: Carpaphore