androecium

  • 11androecium — an·droe·ci·um …

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  • 12androecium — an•droe•ci•um [[t]ænˈdri ʃi əm[/t]] n. pl. ci•a [[t] ʃi ə[/t]] bot the stamens of a flower collectively • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL < Gk andr andr +oikíon, dim. of oîkos house an•droe′cial ʃəl adj …

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  • 13androecium — /ænˈdrisiəm/ (say an dreeseeuhm) noun (plural androecia /ænˈdrisiə/ (say an dreeseeuh)) the stamens of a flower collectively. {New Latin, from Greek andr andr + oikion house} –androecial, adjective …

  • 14androecium — n. (pl. androecia) Bot. the stamens taken collectively. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk andro male + oikion house …

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  • 15Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …

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  • 16Stamen — For the Bulgarian physician, see Stamen Grigorov. Stamens of a Hippeastrum with white filaments and prominent anthers carrying pollen The stamen (plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning thread of the warp ) is the pollen producing… …

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  • 17Plant sexuality — Close up of an Echinopsis spachiana flower, showing both carpels (only the styles and stigmas are visible) and stamens, making it a perfect flower. Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant… …

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  • 18List of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …

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  • 19Lacandonia — Taxobox regnum =Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Pandanales familia = Triuridaceae genus = Lacandonia genus authority = E.Martínez Ramos species = L. schismatica binomial = Lacandonia schismatica binomial authority =… …

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  • 20angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …

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