monocarpellary

[ mon-uh-kahr-puh-ler-ee ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. consisting of a single carpel.

monocarpellary

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpəs; ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪlərɪ /

adjective

1. (of flowers) having only one carpel
2. (of a plant gynoecium) consisting of one carpel

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocarpellary¹

1860–65; mono- + carpellary ( def )

Example Sentences

When a pistil consists of a single carpel it is simple or monocarpellary (fig. 85).

From Project Gutenberg

It occasionally happens that an adventitious bud arises from the axil of a monocarpellary pistil.

From Project Gutenberg