bisexual
A flower having both stamens and pistils. See also: synoicous.
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Bisexual
Referring to flowers that bear both male (androecium) and female (gynaecium) reproductive parts.
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Bisexual- Having both male and female sexual reproductive structures.
Bonsai- The culture of miniature potted trees, which are dwarfed by stem and root pruning and controlled nutrition.
Bisexual Said of a flower with both stamens and pistils.
Blade The expanded part of a leaf.
Blush Pink or reddish tint to a plant part ...
BISEXUAL (hermaphrodite): each flower
contains both male and female organs.
PLANTS HAVE three types of life spans:
ANNUAL: completing their life cycle in one season of growth.
bisexual search for term- a. (L. bis, twice; sexus, sex) having both female and male reproductive organs present and functional in the same flower; hermaphrodite; amphisporangiate; said of a plant having all bisexual flowers.
Of course, we need to know some plant reproduction basics first: Some plants produce 'perfect flowers' (also called bisexual) that are self-pollinating.
The flowers can occur in both unisexual and bisexual on the same plant. Those of the male plants are somewhat larger than those of the female plants. Hoptree flowers appear before the leaves.
However look out for a 'Southern Red', it's a modern bisexual pawpaw, which means only needing one plant for crops. These plants are prolific and like freely draining, compost rich soil and a little food, but not too much.
Polygamous plants bear staminate, pistillate, and hermaphroditic (bisexual - both sexes present and functional in the same flower) flowers on the same plant. An example is Acer rubrum (red maple).
 See also: Flower, Plant, Produce, Genera, Spring
  
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