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Search Results for: inflorescence

Flowers and tiny fruits of the pomegranate plant
Tutorial
Fruits, Flowers, and Seeds

Flowering plants grow in a wide variety of habitats and environments. They can go from germination of a seed to a mature... Read More

Asteraceae
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Asteraceae

'Asteraceae'', composite family. A single family enclosed in order Asterales in subclass Asteridae. The other name -... Read More

Ficus
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Ficus

Definition noun A pan-tropical genus of trees, shrubs, or vines belonging to the taxonomic family... Read More

Balete
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Balete

Definition noun (botany) A plant species of the genus Ficus of the family Moraceae, and is endemic in the... Read More

Ficus benghalensis
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Ficus benghalensis

Definition noun (botany) A fig species of the family Moraceae that is native to the Indian Subcontinent and colloquially... Read More

Flower
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Flower

Definition noun, plural: flowers Sexual reproductive structure of plants, especially of angiosperms (flowering... Read More

Plume
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Plume

plume 1. A feather; especially, a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. Wings . . . Of many a... Read More

Definition
Apomixis

Apomixis Definition Just like any other organism, the process of reproduction is pivotal to the life cycle of plants. There... Read More

Helicoid
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Helicoid

Helicoid Coiled, of a cymose inflorescence, branching repeatedly on the same... Read More

Spikelets
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Spikelets

spikelet A unit of the inflorescence in grasses, sedges and some other monocotyledons, consisting of one to many flowers and... Read More

metamerism definition and examples
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Metamerism

Metamerism Definition Metamerism is the repetition of homologous body segments. This type of development can be seen in the... Read More

Internode
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Internode

Internode (Science: plant biology) The portion of a stem between the level of insertion of two successive leaves or leaf... Read More

Sedge
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Sedge

sedge 1. (Science: botany) Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy... Read More

Plumes
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Plumes

plume 1. A feather; especially, a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. Wings . . . Of many a... Read More

Sedges
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Sedges

sedge 1. (Science: botany) Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy... Read More

Involucre
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Involucre

Involucre (Science: botany) a group of bracts enveloping a condensed inflorescence, a layer of tissue enveloping some plant... Read More

Solitary
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Solitary

solitary (Science: botany) Of flowers, borne singly, not grouped in an... Read More

Axis
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Axis

Axis (Science: botany) a stem, commonly used for the main stem of a whole plant or of an... Read More

Endemic Flora of New Zealand
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New Zealand’s Unique Flora

By: Maria Victoria Gonzaga In the previous lesson, we've come to know some of the most fascinating endemic... Read More