monocarpellary
[ mon-uh-kahr-puh-ler-ee ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkɑr pəˌlɛr i /
adjective Botany.
consisting of a single carpel.
Origin of monocarpellary
1860–65;
mono- +
carpellary
Words nearby monocarpellary
monobrow,
monobuoy,
monocable,
monocarboxylic,
monocarp,
monocarpellary,
monocarpic,
monocarpous,
monocephalic,
monoceros,
monochasium
Example sentences from the Web for monocarpellary
It occasionally happens that an adventitious bud arises from the axil of a monocarpellary pistil.
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. MastersWhen a pistil consists of a single carpel it is simple or monocarpellary (fig. 85).
British Dictionary definitions for monocarpellary
monocarpellary
monocarpous (ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpəs)
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪlərɪ) /
adjective
(of flowers) having only one carpel
(of a plant gynoecium) consisting of one carpel