noun
- Plural of carpology; the scientific study of the structure and classification of fruits and seeds.
Usage: technical; botanical
Examples
- The botanist's research in carpologies helped identify the plant species from fossil remains.
- Carpologies is an important subdiscipline within paleobotany for understanding ancient plant life.
- Her expertise in carpologies allowed her to classify the seeds with precision.
- The museum's collection includes detailed carpologies of seeds from the Mesozoic era.