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carpellum
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carpellum, n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo`s fruit.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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