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Flowers

Of or realting to the reproductive part of a flowering plant. The flower facilitates the unification of sperm and eggs. Also, flowers are used by humans as decoration, romance, ritual, religion, medicine, and food source.

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magnoliid

Plants; Flowers

Any member of the basal assemblage of flowering plants.

leaflet

Biology; Flowers

In a compound leaf, the individual blades are called leaflets.

mannoxylic

Plants; Flowers

Wood in which there is a great deal of parenchyma tissue among the xylem is called mannoxylic

pycnoxylic

Plants; Flowers

Wood in which there is little or no parenchyma tissue among the xylem is called pycnoxylic. Conifers and flowering plants have pycnoxylic wood.

radiospermic

Plants; Flowers

Having seeds which are round or ovoid. Contrast with platyspermic.

radicle

Plants; Flowers

The end of a plant embryo which gives rise to the first root.

pteridosperm

Plants; Flowers

An extinct group of seed plants which bore fern-like leaves.

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