Vocabulary Term Details

Flowers

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers)

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower). (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Inflorescences
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Perianth
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This term is used for the following terms: 
Florets

Approved Date
07-Mar-2013

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