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Achene , achene A dry indehiscent fruit formed from a single carpel and containing a single seed. An example is the feathery achene of clematis. Variants of t… Fruit , fruit, matured ovary of the pistil of a flower, containing the seed. After the egg nucleus, or ovum, has been fertilized (see fertilization) and the… Vegetables , The term vegetables can have three distinct meanings when applied to plants. The first as in "animal, vegetable, or mineral" refers to the entire kin… Fruits , Fruits
The fruit is the mature ovary and its associated parts. This unique covering of the seeds of flowering plants gives this group of plants their… Alum , alum (ăl´əm), any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates of a univalent cation (e.g., potassium, sodium, ammonium, ce… Opdyke, Irene Gut 1918-2003 , o·pen / ˈōpən/ • adj. 1. allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked up: it was a warm evening and the window w…
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