Carpel
Pronunciation : Car"pel, Car*pel"lum
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See Illust of Carpaphore.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913