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Word comparison: pistil vs. carpel
pistil vs. carpel
pistil
noun
Botany.
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
such organs collectively, where there are more than one in a flower.
a gynoecium.
carpel
noun
Botany.
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.