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carpelOne of the leaflike, seed-bearing structures that constitute the innermost whorl of a flower. One or more carpels make up the pistil. Fertilization of an egg within a carpel by a pollen grain from another flower results in seed development within the carpel. |
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The ovary - which consists of one or more carpels - is a female flower part that grows in response to pollination and fertilization. This tree's saucer-shaped flowers orient themselves haphazardly, vary unpredictably in size, and sometimes have inverted carpels, the organs that hold the female reproductive tissue. |
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