compound ovary
Americannoun
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Dissepiments, the partitions of a compound ovary or a fruit, 108.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Composed of 2 or more similar parts united, as a compound ovary.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
Cells of the compound ovary becoming twice as many as the styles, each 1-ovuled.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Pistils united into a 3–6-celled compound ovary; stigmas sessile; ovules solitary.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Section of same; a, style; e, compound ovary; f, filament; g, anther.
From The First Book of Farming by Goodrich, Charles Landon
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