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A cross-section of an ear of corn, showing the cob. A corncob, also called corn cob or cob of corn, is the hard core of an ear of maize, bearing the kernels, made up of the chaff, woody ring, and pith. Corncobs contain mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. [1]
Floral diagram of Anagallis arvensis. [1]: 307 The dot represents the main axis, green structure below is the subtending bract.Calyx (green arcs) consists of five free sepals; corolla (red arcs) consists of five fused petals.
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Diagram of an anther in cross section. 1: Filament; 2: Theca; 3: Connective (the conducting vessels in red); 4: Pollen sac (also called sporangium) The androecium is one of the fertile cycles of flowers. The parts that make up the androecium are called stamens whose function is the generation of male gametophytes or pollen grains.
The basic anatomy of a millstone. This is a runner stone; a bedstone would not have the "Spanish Cross" into which the supporting millrind fits. Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding ...
Japanese recycling symbols; Green Dot (symbol) Laundry symbol; Period-after-opening symbol (on cosmetics as 6M, 12M, 18M, etc.) U+2602 ☂ UMBRELLA - keep dry; U+2614 ☔ UMBRELLA WITH RAIN DROPS - keep dry; Japanese postal mark ℮, the European estimated sign U+212E; Inventory tracking symbols Barcode such as a Universal Product Code; QR code
The Duc de Luynes, in his 1835 study, noted the co-occurrence of the symbol with the eagle, the cockerel, the head of Medusa, Perseus, three crescent moons, three ears of corn, and three grains of corn. [citation needed] From this, he reconstructed a feminine divine triad that he identified with the triple goddess Hecate. [7] [19]
A sclereid which contains a druse and has the lignin deposited excentrically on the cell wall to form a cup shape, or in cross-section, a ∪-shape. crown See canopy. cross To make something interbreed; the act of hybridization. cruciform Cross-shaped. crustaceous Hard, thin and brittle. crustose Forming a closely applied surface layer or crust ...