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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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sporophyll

Plants; Flowers

Any leaf which bears sporangia is called a sporophyll.

stamen

Plants; Flowers

Part of a flower, the tip of which produces pollen and is called the anther

stigma

Biology; Flowers

The sticky tip of a pistil. Or, the dense region of pigments found in many photosynthetic protists which is sensitive to light, and thus functions somewhat like a miniature eye.

stomata

Biology; Flowers

Openings in the epidermis of a stem or leaf of a plant which permit gas exchange with the air. In general, all plants except liverworts have stomata in their sporophyte stage.

strobilus

Plants; Flowers

A tightly clustered group of sporophylls arranged on a central stalk; commonly termed a "cone" or "flower".

synangium

Plants; Flowers

A cluster of sporangia which have become fused in development.

thalloid

Plants; Flowers

Plants which have no roots, stems, or leaves are called thalloid, such as liverworts and hornworts.

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