What is another word for carpel?
Pronunciation: [kˈɑːpəl] (IPA) 
A carpel is a female reproductive organ in a flower, consisting of an ovary, stigma, and style. In botany, there are several synonyms for this word, including pistil, gynoecium, and megasporophyll. The term pistil is often used interchangeably with carpel, as it refers to the female organs of the flower that produce seeds. Gynoecium encompasses all of the female reproductive organs in a flower and is often used to describe the collective carpels in a flower. Finally, megasporophyll is a term that is used to describe the leaf-like structure that contains and protects the female reproductive cells in a flower. All of these terms refer to the same basic structure in plants and are important for understanding plant reproduction.
