Carpellate

/kɑːrˈpɛleɪt/ adjective

Definition

In botany, having or containing carpels; describing flowers that possess the female reproductive organs.

Etymology

From carpel plus -ate, a suffix creating adjectives meaning 'having' or 'characterized by.' Carpel itself derives from Greek karpos (fruit), as these structures develop into fruits after pollination.

Kelly Says

A flower can be 'carpellate' even if it's not perfect—flowers can be female-only (pistillate) but still carpellate, which is how plants ensure reliable pollination strategies in their environment!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍላጎች ክፍል
fla-goch k-fibl
ARالعربية
غلاف البذور
gh-laf al-bud-oor
BNবাংলা
ফুলের ক্ষুদ্র অংশ
fool-er kshu-d-ra ang-sh
CACatalà
part del flor
part del flor
CSČeština
plodní stvol
plod-ni st-vol
DADansk
pistill
pis-till
DEDeutsch
Carpell
kar-pell
ELΕλληνικά
στίγμα
stig-ma
ESEspañol
carpela
kar-pe-la
FAفارسی
قسمت گل
qism-e gol
FISuomi
hedelmäosat
he-del-mä-o-sat
FRFrançais
carpellaire
kar-peh-lair
GUGU
ફુલનો ભાગ
fool-no bha-ag
HAHA
sarkin ganyen
sar-kin ga-nyen
HEעברית
אבקת פרחים
a-bak-ta pe-ra-chim
HIहिन्दी
बीज-कोष
bee-j-ko-sh
HUMagyar
virágzó
vi-rág-zó
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelopak bunga
ke-lo-pak bun-ga
IGIG
ụgbọ ọkụ
ug-bo ok-ku
ITItaliano
carpella
kar-pel-la
JA日本語
子房
shi-bou
KKKK
топырақ
to-py-raq
KMKM
ប្រភព
pra-p-h-p
KO한국어
꽃밥
kkot-bab
MRMR
फुलाचा भाग
fool-acha bhaag
MSBahasa Melayu
baki bunga
ba-ki bun-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ပင်စပ်
pin-sapt
NLNederlands
meeldraag
meel-draag
NONorsk
pistill
pis-till
PAPA
ਫੁੱਲ ਦਾ ਹਿੱસ્सा
fool da hissa
PLPolski
łodyga kwiatowa
wo-dy-ga k-wiat-o-wa
PTPortuguês
carpela
kar-pe-la
RORomână
stil
stil
RUРусский
плодоножка
plo-do-nozh-ka
SVSvenska
pistill
pis-till
SWKiswahili
sehemu ya maua
se-he-mu ya ma-ua
TAதமிழ்
பூக்களின் பகுதி
poo-kkal-in pa-thi
TEతెలుగు
పువ్వుల భాగం
puv-vulu bha-gam
THไทย
เกสรดอกไม้
gesarn dok mai
TLTL
bahagi ng bulaklak
ba-ha-gi ng bu-lak-lak
TRTürkçe
tohum kütlesi
toh-um ku-t-les-i
UKУкраїнська
плід
p-li-d
URاردو
پھول کا حصہ
phool ka hissa
VITiếng Việt
đài hoa
dai hoa
YOYO
ẹ̀tọ̀ ọ̀wọ́
e-to o-wo
ZH中文
子房
zi-fang
ZUZU
inhlanganiso
in-hlan-ga-ni-so

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