perfect flower
noun
a flower having stamens and pistils in the same individual bloom.
perfect-flowered
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a word derived from
perfect flower.
Example Sentences
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The stamens of the Crescent are so imperfectly developed that every tenth row in the field should be Wilsons, or some other early and perfect-flowered variety.
From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe
Either of the last two if left alone would be barren; the male flowers are always so, but the pistillate or female flowers, if fertilized with pollen from perfect-flowered plants, produce fruit.
From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe
Mr. Henderson speaks highly of the Champion, which, however, must be grown with a perfect-flowered kind, since it is a pistillate.
From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe
