unbranched
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It can grow more than 12 feet tall, producing what is considered the largest unbranched flower structure in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
Normally, a pollen grain that sticks to the stigma of a flower during pollination germinates into a long tube that grows straight and unbranched through the ovary to the ovules, where fertilisation takes place.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
He said giddily that they were corpse flowers — not orchids, but unbranched inflorescences known for their putrid odor — that were monitored and measured in preparation for their big debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Cellulose is an example of an unbranched polysaccharide, whereas amylopectin, a constituent of starch, is a highly branched molecule.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In structure they are coriaceous, and include plants both with broad and narrow, branched and unbranched fronds.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter
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