a. (Bot.) Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. (Botany) bearing or consisting of carpels. Opposite of acarpelous. Syn. -- pistillate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
{ ‖ } n. [ NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See Illust of Carpaphore. [ 1913 Webster ]