Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "carpel" yana nufin sashin haihuwa na mace na fure, yawanci ya ƙunshi kwai, abin ƙyama, da salo. Carpel wani muhimmin bangare ne na pistil, wanda shine bangaren haihuwa na furen mace. Ovary yana dauke da ovules, wanda idan aka hadu, ya zama iri. Wulakanci shine ƙwanƙolin ƙwarƙwarar da ke karɓar pollen, yayin da salon shi ne tsarin siriri mai kama da bututu wanda ke haɗa abin kunya da kwai.