compound ovary
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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
Technically speaking, it is a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded dry fruit resulting from a compound ovary.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association
Dissepiments, the partitions of a compound ovary or a fruit, 108.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools 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
The pods or dehiscent fruits belonging to a compound ovary have several technical names: but they all may be regarded as kinds of 370.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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