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perianth
Plants; Botany

The calyx and corolla of a flower, especially where the two are similar.

rachis
Plants; Botany

The axis of an inflorescence or a pinnate leaf; pl. Rachises.

ovary
Plants; Botany

The basal portion of a carpel or group of fused carpels, enclosing the ovule(s).

vernation
Plants; Botany

The arrangement of unexpanded leaves in a bud. Cf. Aestivation.

receptacle
Plants; Botany

The axis of a flower (= torus); in ferns, an axis on which sporangia arise.

placentation
Plants; Botany

The arrangement of placentas, and hence of ovules, within an ovary.

aestivation
Plants; Botany

The arrangement of sepals and petals or their lobes in an unexpanded flower bud. Cf. Vernation.

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