adjective having no carpels or pistils, as certain flowers.
In botany, acarpelous refers to a flower or plant that lacks carpels, the female reproductive organs.
In biology, acarpelous can refer to the absence of carpels in a flower or plant structure.
Used to describe plants or flowers that do not have carpels.
In botanical writing, a writer may use the term 'acarpelous' to describe a flower that lacks carpels or female reproductive organs.
Botanists use the term 'acarpelous' to classify certain plants that do not have carpels or pistils.
Biologists may use 'acarpelous' when discussing plant reproductive structures and identifying species that lack carpels.