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Recent Posts Tagged With 'flower'

  • Bract

    Posted on Thursday January 31st, 2008 at 17:43 in , flower, flowers, terminology

    bract (brăkt) A leaflike or scalelike plant part, usually small, sometimes showy or brightly colored, and located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence.   Bract - Dogwood SHARETHI...

  • Sepal

    Posted on Monday January 28th, 2008 at 20:14 in , flowers, sepal, terminology

    se·pal (sē’pəl) One of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower. image source: Flickr user Muffin SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sepal", url: "http://greenspade.com/?p=...

  • Calyx

    Posted on Monday January 28th, 2008 at 11:12 in , flower, flowers, terminology

    ca·lyx (kā’lĭks, kăl’ĭks) Collectively, the sepals of a flower. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Calyx", url: "http://greenspade.com/?p=153" });...

  • Anther

    Posted on Wednesday January 23rd, 2008 at 16:53 in , flower, stamen, terminology

    an·ther (ăn’thər) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Anther", url: "http://greenspade.com/?p=144" });...