/ Dictionary / Index C carpel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car•pel Pronunciation: (kär'pul), [key] — n. Bot. a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carpel (Thesaurus) carpe diem* carpellate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language