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A flower which has all four series
Complete
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A flower with one or more series missing
Incomplete
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A flower with both stamens and carpels, without regard to the state of the perianth
Perfect
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A flower with either stamens or carpels, without regard to the state of the perianth
Imperfect
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A unisexual flower in which stamens are present, the carpels being rudimentary or suppressed
Staminate
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A unisexual flower in which the carpels are present, the stamens being rudimentary or suppressed
Pistillate
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A species of imperfect flowering plant in which any plant bears both staminate and pistillate flowers
Monoecious
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A species of imperfect flowering plant in which any particular plant bears either staminate or pistillate flowers, but not both; the species is composed of separate staminate and pistillate plants
Dioecious
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A species in which the plants bear both perfect and imperfect flowers; polygomonoecious and polygodioecious conditions may be recognized
Polygamous
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How many sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels are indicative of monocot flowers?
Multiples of 3
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How many sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels are indicative of dicot flowers?
Multiples of 4 or 5
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A flower in which the petals, sepals, and stamens are located beneath the ovary
Hypogynous
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The state of the ovary when the petals, sepals, and stamens are inserted below it
Superior
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The type of flower in which the sepals, petals, and stamens are attached at a point above the insertion of the ovary
Epigynous
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The state of the ovary when the sepals, petals, and stamens are attached above it
Inferior
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The receptacle in which the ovary of a plant is contained
Hypanthium
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Combination of sepals and petals
Perianth
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Lobes of the perianth that are away from the inflorescence axis
Anterior lobe
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A tuft or line of hairs on a perianth segment, as in Iris
Beard
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The much reduced hair-like perianth in some sedges
Bristle
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A long, narrow stalk-like base of a petal or sepal
Claw
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Bearing a small horn-like protuberance, as in the milkweed flower
Corniculate
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Any outgrowth situated between the corolla and the androecium, as in the milkweeds or narcissus
Corona
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Another word for stamen
Androecium
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Cross-shaped, as in the sepals and petals of the mustard family
Cruciform
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A helmet, as in the upper sepal of the monk's hood
Galea
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The inflated portion on one side of a calyx or corolla near its base, as in the snapdragon
Gibbosity
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Having a gibbosity
Gibbous
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A component of the corona in the milkweed flower
Hood
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A structure resembling the bottom of a boat, as in the two fused lower petals of many legume flowers
Keel
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Having a raised ridge, as in the keel of a boat
Keeled
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The upper expanded portion of the calyx or corolla situated above the tube, throat or claw
Limb
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The lower, often highly modified petal of an orchid flower; the upper or lower portion of a calyx or corolla which is bilaterally symmetrical, as in many mints
Lip/labellum
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A part of a perianth segment that represents a major division
Lobe
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The highly reduced perianth of the grasses
Lodicule
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A raised area or rounded projection which more or less obstructs the throat of a sympetalous corolla
Palate
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The reduced perianth of the aster family (Compositae)
Pappus
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The lobe next to the inflorescence axis
Posterior lobe
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Pouch-like, as in the lower petal of some orchids
Saccate
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A sac-like or tubular projection from the perianth, as in the columbines; often associated with nectaries
Spur
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The upper petal of a papilinoid or of a caealpinioid legume
Standard
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Inflated on one side of the calyx or corolla at about the middle; see also gibbous
Ventricose
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Without sepals or petals
Naked
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With a perianth of both sepals and petals
Biseriate
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With a perianth of a single series, the components arbitrarily designated as sepals or tepals
Uniseriate
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With separate sepals
Asosepalous
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With separate petals
Apopetalous
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Separateness of like parts, as in the petals from one another or the sepals from one another
Distinct
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With fused sepals
Synsepalous
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With fused petals
Sympetalous
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Fusion of like parts, as in petals fused to one another
Connate
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The tube of a synsepalous calyx
Calyx tube
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The tube of a sympetalous corolla
Corolla tube
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Sepals and petals radiating from the center of the flower; the sepals are all similar to one another, as are the petals to one another
Actinomorphic
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The perianth constituted in such a way that only a median plane will yield two equal halves, as in most orchids or the sweet pea flower
Zygomorphic
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The perianth constituted in such a way that it is not possible to divide it into two equal halves, as in the canna flower
Irregular
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The opening at the top of the cylindrical tube of a corolla
Throat
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Cross-shaped, as in most members of the mustard family
Cruciate
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The elongate tube gradually widening into the limb, as in the morning glory family
Funnelform
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Saucer or wheel-shaped; the tube very short, the throat and limb abruptly flawed
Rotate
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The tube elongate, the throat and limb abruptly flared
Salverform
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More or less spherical
Subglobose
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Throat and limb only slightly wider than the elongate tube
Tubular
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Urn-shaped, as in many members of the heath family
Urceolate
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Literally "two-lipped," with some petals forming an upper lip, while the others form a lower lip, as in many mints
Bilabiate
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