Bicarpellary

/ˌbaɪkɑːrˈpɛləri/ adjective

Definition

In botany, having or consisting of two carpels (the female reproductive parts of a flower).

Etymology

From bi- (two) + carpel + -ary (suffix indicating relationship or function). Carpel comes from Greek karpos meaning fruit.

Kelly Says

When botanists describe a flower's carpels, they're literally counting the number of mini-fruits waiting to happen inside the flower—and bicarpellary ones have exactly two!

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