| ADJECTIVE | all | pistillate, carpellate | bearing or consisting of carpels |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | pistillate | having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant |
| Meaning | bearing or consisting of carpels. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | carpellate | |
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Opposite | acarpelous, acarpellous | Having no carpels |
| Spanish | carpelado, carpelar, pistilado | |
| Catalan | carpel·lat, pistil·lat | |
| Meaning | Having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | female | The sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop |
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