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  2. Peduncle (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Agave with emergent peduncle. The flowers have not yet emerged from the buds. Note bracts and branches at nodes. Compare with Papyrus Cyperus scapes. Contrast with peduncle of Agave. In botany, a peduncle is a stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower, or, after fecundation, an infructescence or a solitary fruit.

  3. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    On achene s (Cypselae), an elongation of the base of the gynoecium which looks distinct; the abscission zone, where the achene is separated from the receptacle. 2. Genus Carpopodium in the family Brassicaceae; not to be confused with Caropodium. cartilaginous Hard and tough; gristly. Compare corneous and coriaceous. caruncle

  4. Receptacle (botany) - Wikipedia

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    The receptacle (grey) in relation to the ovary (red) in three types of flowers: hypogynous (I), perigynous (II), and epigynous (III) In angiosperms , the receptacle or torus (an older term is thalamus, as in Thalamiflorae ) is the thickened part of a stem (pedicel) from which the flower organs grow.

  5. Pedicel (botany) - Wikipedia

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    The stem or branch from the main stem of the inflorescence that holds a group of pedicels is called a peduncle. [3] A pedicel may be associated with a bract or bracts ...

  6. Floral axis - Wikipedia

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    A typical example of a floral diagram. The floral axis (receptacle) is the circle in the middle, surrounded by staminodes, petals, and sepals. The main axis is the circle at the top of the diagram [2] Floral diagramming is a method used to graphically describe a flower.

  7. Flower - Wikipedia

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    [2] [25] The stem or stalk subtending a flower, or an inflorescence of flowers, is called a peduncle. If a peduncle supports more than one flower, the stems connecting each flower to the main axis are called pedicels. [2] [26] The apex of a flowering stem forms a terminal swelling which is called the torus or receptacle. [2] [24]

  8. Plant stem - Wikipedia

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    Peduncle: A stem that supports an inflorescence or a solitary flower. Prickle: A sharpened extension of the stem's outer layers, e.g. roses. Pseudostem: A false stem made of the rolled bases of leaves, which may be 2 to 3 m (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) tall, as in banana.

  9. Peduncle - Wikipedia

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    Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed; Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body Peduncle (arthropods), the base segments of an antenna; Caudal peduncle, in fish, the narrow part of the body to which the tail attaches