Ovary

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The ovary of an apple or cherry is inferior because it is fused with a thick, fleshy hypanthium. Stamens, petals and sepals arise from the top of the hypanthium (on top of the apple or cherry). Add a definition to this term ...

Ovary The part of a flower containing the ovules that will develop into seeds upon fertilisation.

Ovary - In flowering plants, the part of the flower which encloses the ovules. When the ovary matures, it becomes the fruit.

ovary. Female sexual gland in which the ova, or eggs, are formed. (14) oviduct. A short, usually tubular, thick-walled part of the female reproductive system between the ovary and spermatheca. (14) ...

ovary n. A female reproductive structure, containing ovules, usually found at the basal portion of the flower. After pollination, the ovary matures into a fruit; the ovules develop into seeds.

Ovary The ovule-bearing part of a pistil; the female part of a flower containing immature seeds (ovules). Ovate Egg shaped, broadest below the middle. Ovoid Said of a bud that is egg-shaped, with the broadest portion near the base.

Style - the elongated stalk or neck connecting the ovary with the stigma.

Botanists consider an apple core a fruit, because it is a ripened ovary containing seeds. But by the looser definition of fruit, an entire apple (the core and the flesh surrounding the core) is also considered a fruit.

If the pollination results in successful fertilization, the undeveloped seeds in the ovary of that flower will begin to develop into viable seeds.

The pistil is the term for the central female reproductive organ around which the other flower parts are arranged - the stigma, style and ovary. The stigma is the sticky receptacle for the pollen, often swollen and flared in many plants..

Botanically speaking, a fruit is a fertilized ovary of a flower, containing seeds protected by a fleshy cover.

The sperm cell from the pollen grain travels down the style (a narrow stalk) to the ovary, where ovules, or undeveloped seeds, are waiting to produce new life. The stigma will only allow suitable pollen to fertilise the ovaries.

The female part of a flower composed of ovary, style and stigma. Pistillate An imperfect flower with a pistil, or seed organ, but having no functional stamens (male pollen producing organs).

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Comments: Old fashion species; glaucous, grey-green foliage; large, apple-like scarlet fruit; vigorous; suckers; bristles cover the ovary and fruit peduncles; sometimes called the fruit rose; large strong stems; leaves are long, ...

Pistil: the entire female section of the flower, including the eggs, ovary, , and . Pollen: the mass of microspores in a seed plant that usually appears as a fine dust and is the agent of .

The seed-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the ovary, stigma, and style. pollination ...

Sometime between mid-June and mid-July, when the flowers open, the plants are ready for pollination. The female flower has a short stem and an ovary, or an immature pumpkin, behind the flower (figure B). Figure C ...

GYMNOSPERM (produce naked seeds that are only partially enclosed by tissues - conifers being the largest family). or ANGIOSPERM (produce a covered seed in an ovary a protected chamber that forms part of the fruit).

pistil The female organ of a flower consisting of ovary, style and stigma. pollen Minute powder-like grains borne by the anther. Pollen contains the male gametophyte of a plant. precocious Flowering before the leaves appear.

See also: Plant, Flower, Seed, Genera, Growing