Flower Parts

David H.
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  1. anther
    the part of the stamen that contains pollen
  2. filament
    a thin wire heated by the passage of an electric current
  3. stamen
    the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower
  4. pistil
    the female, ovule-bearing part of a flower
  5. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  6. ovary
    (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
  7. gametophore
    a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
  8. gametangium
    cell or organ in which gametes develop
  9. style
    how something is done or how it happens
  10. spore
    a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
  11. calyx
    (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
  12. perianth
    collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
  13. androecium
    a male gametoecium
  14. gametoecium
    gametangia and surrounding bracts
  15. carpel
    a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
  16. petal
    part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
  17. receptacle
    a container that is used to put or keep things in
  18. torus
    a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
Created on Tue Jun 19 15:14:08 EDT 2007

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