Question

Whats the difference between carpel and pistil

Answer 1

Carpels are the basic units of the gynoecium and may be free (distinct) or fused (connate). The term pistil is used in a similar manner to carpel – in some situations the terms are equivalent in meaning but not in others. For example, a flower represented by G 1 has a single carpel or a single pistil.

Answer 2

Answer:

actually carpel and pistil are the same meaning for the female reproductive parts in a flower.