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Carpel

Alt. of Carpellum

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Narrower term 1

Mericarp 76% connected

One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Pistil 76% connected

An epistle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Carpellary 74% connected

Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Carpellary 74% connected

Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 3

Bloom 70% connected

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blossom 70% connected

The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flower 70% connected

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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