monocarpellate

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ carpellate.

Adjective

monocarpellate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having a single carpel.
    • 2011, Else Marie Friis, Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution, page 409:
      Early Aptian Torres Vedras mesofossil flora includes several small monocarpellate, usually uniovulate, fruiting units.
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