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Botany

Terms that are in relation to the study or science of plants.

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Botany

half-inferior

Plants; Botany

Of an ovary, partly below and partly above the level of attachment of the perianth and stamens.

superior

Plants; Botany

Of an ovary, borne above the level of attachment of the other floral parts, or above the base of a cup (hypanthium) that is free from the ovary and bears the perianth segments and stamens. Cf. ...

inferior

Plants; Botany

Of an ovary, at least partly below the level of attachment of the other floral parts. Cf. Superior.

capitate

Plants; Botany

Of an inflorescence, with the flowers unstalked and aggregate into a dense cluster; of a stigma, globose, like the head of a pin.

unilocular

Plants; Botany

Of an ovary, anther or fruit, having only one internal cavity.

tetradynamous

Plants; Botany

Of an androecium, consisting of four stamens of the same length and two of a different length.

interrupted

Plants; Botany

Of an inflorescence, having the flowers unevenly distributed along the axis, with conspicuous gaps.

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