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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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stomata

Plants; Flowers

plural of stoma, one of the minute pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass. Also called stomate.

leaflet

Plants; Flowers

One of the segments of a compound leaf.

gymnosperm

Plants; Flowers

A plant that produces seeds, which are not enclosed; includes any seed plant that does not produce flowers.

habit

Biology; Flowers

The general growth pattern of a plant. A plant's habit may be described as creeping, trees, shrubs, vines, etc.

gynostemium

Plants; Flowers

The central reproductive stalk of an orchid, which consists of a stamen and pistil fused together.

grain

Biology; Flowers

The texture of wood, produced by the kinds of xylem cells present.

guard cells

Plants; Flowers

Pair of cells which surround a stomate and regulate its size by altering their shape.

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