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A carpel is a female reproductive unit in
flowering plants (angiosperms). It usually
comprises an ovary containing one or more
ovules, the stalk or style, and a stigma at
its top which receives the pollen. A flower
may have one or more carpels, and they may be
separate or fused together.
Subject by: Russell Webb