carpodium
Examples
“[…] the carpodia occupy⟳ the central position which is normal for the pistil, but quite often two or three abortive female flowers occur⟳ adjacent to one another and become⟳ more or less fused together.”
“[…] ovary and ovule are imperfectly developed or modified into a carpodium with a short style but lacking the expanded stigma of the fertile flower.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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