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pistil

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pistil , one of the four basic parts of a flower , the central structure around which are arranged the stamens, the petals, and the sepals. The pistil is usually called the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant, although the actual reproductive structures are microscopic. The pistil has a bulbous base (the ovary) containing the ovules, which develop into seeds after fertilization of egg cell(s) in the ovule. A pistil is composed of one or more highly modified leaves (carpels), each containing one or more ovules. A flower may have one or more simple pistils, each a separate organ, or,... Read more
fruit
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition fruit matured ovary of the pistil of a flower, containing the seed ... to form, the surrounding ovule (see pistil ) develops into a seed and the ovary ... flower may have one or more simple pistils or a compound pistil made up of two ... Read more
stamen
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... It is typically located between the central pistil and the surrounding petals. A stamen consists ... self-pollination; e.g., they may be longer than the pistil or may be so placed in relation to the pistil (as in the mountain laurel and the lady's-slipper ... Read more

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