tricarpellary

[ trahy-kahr-puh-ler-ee ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having three carpels.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tricarpellary¹

1870–75; tri- + carpellary ( def )

Example Sentences

Each division of the tricarpellary ovary of Jatropha Curcas has a bifurcate or forked style, and the ovary of Emblica officinalis has three styles, each of which is twice forked.

From Project Gutenberg

The most reduced type of flower is that described in Euphorbia, where the male consists of one stamen separated from its pedicel by a joint, and the female of a naked tricarpellary pistil.

From Project Gutenberg