Carpel
= Carpel
A female reproductive unit of a <flower>, comprising a <stigma (botany)>, a <style (botany)> and an <ovary (botany)>. A <flower> may have several <carpels>, including fused ones.<Biology 2e by Mary Ann Clark and others>[Biology 2e, §32.1 Flower Structure: individual carpel and one or multiple carpels]{ref}