A flower that has a pistil(s) but lacks stamen(s); imperfect flower.
The body that, after fertilization, becomes the seed; the egg-containing unit of the ovary.
The stalk, trunk, and branch of a plant. It can be vertical or horizontal.
The percent of seeds that sprout and begin to grow.
Any herbaceous plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts or used as food.
A flower containing sepals, petals, stamens, and at least one pistil.
Substance that transforms light energy from the sun into chemical energy to make plant food from CO2, H2O, and soil minerals through photosynthesis. It is found in all green plants that presents itself in the leaves.
The making of a new plant or animal.
A flat, green, outgrowth from a stem that typically functions to manufacture carbohydrates during photosynthesis.
When an egg and sperm unite to form a seed or fertilized egg.
The reproductive structure of a seed-bearing plant, made of the male and/or female organs, surrounded by one or two series of outer coverings.
A group of sepals on a flower.
The seed or mature ovary.
Sprouting of a seed or beginning of plant growth.
Tiny objects in plant cells that contain the green pigment, chlorophyll.
The embryo of a plant that botanically are seed-like fruits as they include the ovary wall.
When pollen and ovule cells unite.
The part of the stamen of a flower that is below the anther and supports it.
A small, green, leaf-like structure found at the base of the flower.
The sac-like part of the stamen on seed-producing plants that develops and contains the pollen.
The chemical process in living cells where food is burned to release energy and waste products; mainly CO2 and H20.