HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

carpel

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl

Definitions

A constituent part of a flower pistil: the female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. A pistil may be composed of a single carpel or of several carpels fused together.

Equivalents

Españolcarpelo
Françaiscarpelle
Portuguêscarpelo
10 more languages
Češtinapestík
Ελληνικάκαρπόφυλλο
Bahasa Indonesiadaun buah
Italianocarpello
日本語心皮
Nederlandsvruchtblad
Polskisłupek
Românăcarpelă

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See carpel used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free