What is the line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc called?
commissure — (Bot.) The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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