anther cell
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anther sac — noun see anther cell … Useful english dictionary
cell — I. /sɛl / (say sel) noun 1. a small room in a convent, prison, etc. 2. any small compartment, bounded area, receptacle, case, etc. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organisation. 4. Biology a. a plant, animal, or fungal structure …
contractile cell — noun : one of the wall cells whose hygroscopic contraction causes the rupture of a sporangium or anther see dehiscence a (1) … Useful english dictionary
Endothecium — En do*the ci*um, n. [NL. See {Endotheca}.] (Bot.) The inner lining of an anther cell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
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Self-incompatibility in plants — Self incompatibility (SI) is a general name for several genetic mechanisms in angiosperms, which prevent self fertilization and thus encourage outcrossing. In plants with SI, when a pollen grain produced in a plant reaches a stigma of the same… … Wikipedia
Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants … Wikipedia
Dehiscence (botany) — Dehiscence of the follicular fruit of milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) revealing seeds within. Dehiscence is the opening, at maturity, in a pre defined way, of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents.… … Wikipedia
List of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants … Wikipedia
