receptacle
Webster Dictionary
the apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary
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self-pollination
(ˈsɛlf nɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, another flower on the same plant, or the flower of a plant of the same clone.
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ray
Webster Dictionary
a radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius
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receptacle
(ɪˈsɛp tə kəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the modified or expanded portion of a plant stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head.
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gynoecium
(ə, -ʃi ə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts of a flower.
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violet
(ˈvaɪ ə lɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the flower of any native, wild species of violet, as distinguished from the cultivated pansy: the state flower of Illinois, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
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peduncle
(ɪˈdʌŋ kəl, ˈpi dʌŋ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the stalk that supports a flower or flower cluster.
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bract
Webster Dictionary
any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower
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bloom
Webster Dictionary
to produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower
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self-fertilization
Webster Dictionary
the fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy
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flower
Webster Dictionary
the fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth
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umbel
Webster Dictionary
a kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule
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cross-fertilization
(ɔs, krɒs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the fertilization of the flower of one plant by a gamete from the flower of a closely related plant.
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cross-pollination
(ˈkrɔsˌpis, ˈkrɒs-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of a plant having a different genetic constitution.
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pedicel
Webster Dictionary
a stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle. See Peduncle, and Illust. of Flower
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anthophorous
Webster Dictionary
flower bearing; supporting the flower
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floriform
Webster Dictionary
having the form of a flower; flower-shaped
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iris
Webster Dictionary
a genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce
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dove plant
Webster Dictionary
a Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove; -- called also Holy Spirit plant
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teasel
Webster Dictionary
a plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth
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cymose
(cymose)
Princeton's WordNet
having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side
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ray flower
(ray flower, ray floret)
Princeton's WordNet
small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
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ray floret
(ray flower, ray floret)
Princeton's WordNet
small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
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floret
(floret, floweret)
Princeton's WordNet
a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
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pistil
Webster Dictionary
the seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary
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calyx
Webster Dictionary
the covering of a flower. See Flower
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leucanthemum superbum
(shasta daisy, Leucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum maximum)
Princeton's WordNet
hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
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chrysanthemum maximum maximum
(shasta daisy, Leucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum maximum)
Princeton's WordNet
hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
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shasta daisy
(shasta daisy, Leucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum maximum)
Princeton's WordNet
hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
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develop
Webster Dictionary
to unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind
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