carpellate

[ kahr-puh-leyt ]
/ ˈkɑr pəˌleɪt /

adjective Botany.

having carpels.

Origin of carpellate

< New Latin carpellatus. See carpel, -ate1

Scientific definitions for carpellate

carpellate
[ kärpə-lāt′, -lĭt ]

Having carpels but no stamens. Female flowers are carpellate.