1. The plural of carpale; in botany and zoology, the carpels or reproductive structures of a flower, or the carpal bones of the wrist.
Usage: technical; botanical/anatomical term; rarely used in singular form in modern English

Examples

• The carpalia of the flower are arranged in a spiral pattern.
• In anatomical studies, the carpalia are examined to understand wrist structure.
• The botanist identified the carpalia as the female reproductive organs of the bloom.
• X-rays revealed fractures in several of the patient's carpalia.
• The carpalia fused together during the developmental stage of the flower.