different between gynecium vs carpel

English

Noun

gynecium (plural gynecia)

1. Alternative form of gynæceum

English

Etymology

French carpelle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??(?)p?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)p?l
• Homophone: carpal

Noun

carpel (plural carpels)

1. (botany) One of the individual 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. The term pistil is sometimes used to refer to a single carpel or to several carpels fused together

Synonyms

• carpophyll

Translations

References

• "carpel." The American Heritage® Science Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. 23 Feb. 2007. [1].

Anagrams

• Placer, craple, parcel, placer

Old French

Etymology

From carpe +? -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar?p?l/

Noun

carpel m (oblique plural carpiaus, nominative singular carpiaus, nominative plural carpel)

1. young carp (fish)

Descendants

• French: carpeau