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inferior ovary
noun
- Botany. an ovary positioned below the receptacle of a flower, as in members of the iris family.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inferior ovary1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
Cupuliferae have an inferior ovary and rudimentary calyx-limb on the top.
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This tribe is sometimes regarded as a separate order Vacciniaceae, distinguished by its inferior ovary.
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The former have an inferior ovary, with a slender style and a lobed stigma; and the latter have three stamens on the corolla.
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Stamens and petals upon the partly inferior ovary in some Nymphace.
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The inferior ovary becomes a stone-fruit that looks like a berry.
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