carpellate

[ kahr-puh-leyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having carpels.

carpellate

/ kär′pə-lāt′,-lĭt /

1. Having carpels but no stamens. Female flowers are carpellate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpellate¹

< New Latin carpellatus. See carpel, -ate ¹