superior ovary
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Superior, growing above; a superior ovary is one wholly above and free from the calyx.
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The superior ovary is generally one-chambered, with two variously developed parietal placentas, which occasionally meet, forming two chambers; the ovules are generally very numerous and anatropous or half-anatropous in form.
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The parts of the flower are in fives in calyx, corolla and stamens, followed by two carpels which unite to form a superior ovary.
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A superior ovary occupies the center of the flower and is not attached to any other floral organs.
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Superior ovary, &c., of fuchsia 198103.
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