inferior ovary

American  

noun

1. Botany. an ovary positioned below the receptacle of a flower, as in members of the iris family.

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Etymology

Origin of inferior ovary

First recorded in 1875–80

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inferior ovary

The ordinary structure of the flower with its three sepals, two petals, labellum, column; and inferior ovary, is well known.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

Plants with linear basal leaves, and perfect flowers, with 6-parted perianth, inferior ovary, and 6 stamens.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

On the other hand, the occasional formation of a leaf on the inferior ovary of those plants would indicate the axial nature of the fruit.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

In the instance of displacements, it has been shown how slight a change is required to transform the so-called inferior ovary into a superior one.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

Herbs, with 6-parted perianth, inferior ovary, and 3 stamens. 1a.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan