perfect flower
noun
a flower having stamens and pistils in the same individual bloom.
perfect flowers
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pluralof perfect flower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This surprising and somewhat controversial win at a show known for its white tents and rows of perfect flowers gives me hope not only for the future of gardening, but for the planet itself.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
Some botanists refer to plants with perfect flowers simply as hermaphroditic.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Unisexual, or Separated, or Diclinous Flowers, imperfect flowers, as they have been called in contradistinction to perfect flowers; but that term is too ambiguous.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
In many flowers that have both stamens and pistils or are perfect flowers the stigmas and pollen ripen at different times.
From The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich
It had perfect flowers, or rather, both pistillate and staminate flowers on the same tree.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association
