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title: carpel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «carpel» in the school dictionary: A carpel is the female part of a flower, where seeds are made. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# carpel

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**Who acts:** carpel, It, sticky top, ovules, Pollen, you · **What happens:** be, make, have, catch, become, land · **To what, where:** female part, seeds, three parts, pollen, stigma, carpel

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«carpel» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [carpel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carpel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A carpel is the female part of a flower, where seeds are made.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:m1:1
# text = A carpel is the female part of a flower, where seeds are made.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carpel	carpel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
12	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a carpel | the female part |  |  |  | of a flower | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | seeds |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It has three parts: the stigma (sticky top that catches pollen), the style (stalk) and the ovary (bottom part with ovules that become seeds).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:m2:1
# text = It has three parts: the stigma (sticky top that catches pollen), the style (stalk) and the ovary (bottom part with ovules that become seeds).
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stigma	stigma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	ovary	ovary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	bottom	bottom	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	_
27	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	ovules	ovule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nmod	_	_
29	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	30	nsubj	_	_
30	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	acl:relcl	_	_
31	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | It | three parts |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient |
| 2 | **catch** | present | sticky top | pollen |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pollen=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | present | ovules | seeds |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The carpel is the female part of the flower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:x1:1
# text = The carpel is the female part of the flower.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carpel	carpel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the carpel | the female part |  |  |  | of the flower | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pollen lands on the stigma at the top of the carpel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:x2:1
# text = Pollen lands on the stigma at the top of the carpel.
1	Pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stigma	stigma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	carpel	carpel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | present | Pollen |  |  | the stigma |  | at the top of the carpel | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on stigma=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Label the carpel and the stamen on your flower diagram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:x3:1
# text = Label the carpel and the stamen on your flower diagram.
1	Label	label	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	carpel	carpel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stamen	stamen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | imperative | you *not said here* | the carpel and the stamen on your flower diagram |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent carpel=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The ovary at the bottom of the carpel grows into the fruit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:x4:1
# text = The ovary at the bottom of the carpel grows into the fruit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ovary	ovary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	carpel	carpel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the ovary at the bottom of the carpel |  |  |  |  | into the fruit *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into fruit=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pea pod grows from a single carpel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:x5:1
# text = A pea pod grows from a single carpel.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pea	pea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pod	pod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	carpel	carpel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a pea pod |  |  |  |  | from a single carpel | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from carpel=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A buttercup has many little carpels in the middle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:x6:1
# text = A buttercup has many little carpels in the middle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	buttercup	buttercup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	carpels	carpel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a buttercup | many little carpels |  | the middle |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carpel=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees carry pollen from the stamens to the carpels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpel:x7:1
# text = Bees carry pollen from the stamens to the carpels.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stamens	stamen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	carpels	carpel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Bees | pollen |  | the stamens |  | to the carpels | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent pollen=Theme from stamen=Initial\_Location to carpel=Destination |

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