Name the gynoecium type of a flower in which carpels are free.

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If the carpels are free the gynoecium is called apocarpous. Example: Rose and lotus.

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The flowers in which both androecium and gynoecium are absent.

Q. In a polycarpellary gynoecium, if the carpels are free, it is called as apocarpous ovary. State true or false.

When the carpels are fused, the gynoecium is called _______.

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