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carpellate

American

[kahr-puh-leyt] / ˈkɑr pəˌleɪt /

adjective

Botany.

having carpels.

carpellate Scientific

/ kär′pə-lāt′,-lĭt /

Having carpels but no stamens. Female flowers are carpellate.

Etymology

Origin of carpellate

< New Latin carpellatus. See carpel, -ate ¹

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