female flower

collocation in English

meaningsoffemaleandflower

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female
adjective
uk
/ˈfiː.meɪl/us
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that can give birth to young or ...
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flower
noun[C]
uk
/flaʊər/us
/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that ...
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(Definition offemaleandflowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, a conservative approach was taken and the total number of ovules per rachilla was determined by multiplying the number of ovules perfemaleflowerby four.
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The species can be dioecious or monoecious with male andfemaleflowerparts located on separate plants or on the same plant.
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At the center are several male flowers and onefemaleflower, which develops into a lobed, oval fruit up to 2 millimeters wide.
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A vast quantity of pollen is produced because of the low likelihood of any particular grain landing on an appropriatefemaleflower.
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Thefemaleflowerclusters are enclosed in bracteoles which may be up to 2 centimeters long and resemble the leaves.
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Fruits develop at the base of thefemaleflower.
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The avocado is unusual in that the timing of the male andfemaleflowerphases differs among cultivars.
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The process is easy to visualise if one looks at maize silk, which is thefemaleflowerof corn.
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It has only a centralfemaleflowerand 2 to 5 male flowers surrounded by round red nectar glands.
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It has short-stalked rounded leaves and separate male andfemaleflowerin the form of catkins.
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Thefemaleflowerdevelops into an oval-shaped fruit which bears wrinkled white seeds.
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At the center of the appendages is a ring of male staminate flowers around a singlefemaleflower.
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Male and female flowers are found on the same spathe and afemaleflowercan produce about 30 seeds.
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Thefemaleflowerhas a covering bract which is reddish with white edges.
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Thefemaleflower, now transformed into a pterodactyl-like creature, flies into the distance as a row of residential and commercial buildings appears.
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The inflorescence is a cyathium with rounded nectar glands surrounding onefemaleflowerand several male flowers.
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Thefemaleflowerheads develop into spherical fruit clusters each made up of many hairy, maroon-red-woolly achenes.
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The plant is monoecious; its inflorescence contains a few male flowers and usually onefemaleflower.
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