]n some species each flower has a single carpel. In other species each flower has several carpels, 

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Plum 



Milkweed 



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The two or more carpels in a flower may be quite Each carpel may contain a single ovule, or seed, 

 distinct, as in the columbine and strawberry, or they as in 

 may be more or less fused, as in 





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Sunflower 



Hazel 



Or each carpel may bear very many ovules, as in 





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Pea 



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apothecary's pestle (see illustration below). The enlarged portion, which 

 encloses the space that bears the ovule or ovules, is called the ovary — the 

 same name as that given to the egg-bearing organ in animals. Where the 

 pistil consists of several carpels, the ovary is often divided into as many com- 

 partments. The tip of the pistil is called the stigma, meaning "spot", and 

 it plays an important role in the reproduction of the plant. 



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Ovary 



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Squash 



'Ovary' 

 Maize Hollyhock 



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