Carpel vs. Stamen — What's the Difference?

One of the structural units of a pistil, representing a modified, ovule-bearing leaf.

The stamen (plural stamina or stamens) is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium.

(botany) A constituent part of a flower pistil - the individual female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. A pistil may be composed of a single carpel or of several carpels fused together.

The pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther.

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.

(botany) In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

A simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil

A thread; especially, a warp thread.

The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.

The male reproductive organ of a flower