A flower (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The flower structure contains the plant's reproductive organs, and its function is to produce seeds through sexual reproduction. For the higher plants, seeds are the next generation, and serve as the primary means by which individuals of a species are dispersed across the landscape. ...

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The function of a flower is to mediate the union of male and female gametes. The process is termed pollination. Many flowers are dependent upon the wind to move pollen between flowers of the same species. Others rely on animals (especially insects) to accomplish this feat. The period of time during which this process can take place (the flower is fully expanded and functional) is called anthesis. Many flowers in nature have evolved to attract animals to pollinate the flower, the movements of the pollinating agent contrib ...

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In Hinduism and Buddhism the chakras are symbolised as flowers. In our human undeveloped state the chakras are like flower buds waiting to be opened. This article by Essential Oil-expert Carol Anne Asher explain the anatomy of the chakras and how essential oils may cleanse and raise the vibration of the chakras.

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Vascular is an adjective for the word vessel and refers to tube-like structures. In zoology, more specifically anatomy and physiology, "vascular" means "related to blood vessels", which are part of the Circulatory system. An organ or tissue that is vascularized is heavily endowed with blood vessels and thus richly supplied with blood. In botany, plants with a dedicated transport system for water and nutrients are called vascular plants. Vascular plants include ferns, conifers and flowering plants. A vascular bundle is part of such a transport system. ...

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Iris has three main meanings, unrelated except for their derivation from the Greek word for rainbow: Iris (mythology), a messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, identified with the rainbow Iris (anatomy), the sphincter around the pupil of the eye, named for the colors in human and animal eyes Iris (plant), a colorful genus of flowering plants, named for the rainbow Terms derived from the three main meanings: 7 Iris, an asteroid named for the mythological figure ...

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The vase is an open container, often used to hold cut flowers. It can be made from a number of materials including porcelain, ceramics and glass. The vase is often decorated and thus used to extend the beauty of its contents. Vases are defined as having a certain anatomy. Lowest is the foot, a distinguishable base to the piece. Next, the body, which forms the main and often largest portion of the piece. Resting atop the body is the shoulder, where the body curves inward. Then the neck, where the vase is given more height. Lastl ...

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A carpel is the female reproductive organ of a flower; the basic unit of the gynoecium. The parts of the carpel are: the stigma (plural: stigmas), usually the terminal (end) portion that has no epidermis and is fitted to receive pollen (male gametes); it is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid; the style, a stalk connecting the stigma with the ovary below containing the transmitting tract, which facilitates the movement of the male gamete to the ovule; and< ...

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In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, from the axil of which a flower or flower stalk arises; or a bract may be any leaf associated with an inflorescence. Usually bracts are green and resemble the other leaves. However, some bracts are brightly colored and serve the function of attracting pollinators, either in concert with or instead of the tepals. A small bract is called bracteole or bractlet. Technically it is any bract that arises on a pedicel instead of subtending it. In grasses and sedges, the bracts that e ...

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The column, or technically the gynostemium, is a reproductive structure in the center of an orchid flower (also in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, such as in Thottea hainanensis ). It is derived from the fusion of both male and female parts (stamens and pistil) into a single organ. This means that the style and stigma of the pistil, with the filaments and one or more anthers, are all united. The stigma sits at the apex of the column in the front, but is pointing downwards after resupination (the rotation by 180 ...

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Aganisia Lindl. 1839, is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae. The genus was named after the Greek word ‘agnos’ (gratitude), perhaps referring to the sweet scent of its flowers. These dwarf, epiphytic climbing orchids occur in n montane or savanna forests and alongside rivers in Trinidad, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Peru. These orchids show pseudobulbs and small flowers produced from a creeping rhizome. These flowers generally reach 4cm i ...

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Chamaerops humilis, the European Fan Palm, is the sole species in the genus Chamaerops in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean region, in southwestern Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Malta) and northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia). It is the northernmost naturally occurring palm in the world, with the northernmost locality at Hyères-les-Palmiers, on the Mediterra ...

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The crop is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion that is found in many animals, including earthworms, leeches, insects, and birds. Cropping is used by bees to temporarly store nectar of flowers. When bees "suck" nectar, it is stored in their crop. They can then fly while transporting it. In a bird's digestive system, the crop is an expanded, muscular pouch near the throat. It is a part of the digestive tract, essentially a part of the esophagus. In adult b ...

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The Anatomy of the Ship series of books are comprehensive treatments of the design and construction of individual ships. They have been published by Conway Maritime Press since the 1980s, and republished in the US by the Naval Institute Press. Each volume begins with a general history of the vessel, as preface to a set of detailed scale drawings showing every part of the interior and exterior, from keel to masthead. Black-and-white photographs and engravings, inc ...

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See text Wisteria is a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines native to eastern North America (United States) and east Asia (China, Korea, Japan). The vines climb by twining their entire stems either clockwise (As in Wisteria floribunda) or counter-clockwise (Wisteria sinensis) round any available support. They can climb as high as 20m above grou ...

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Botany is the scientific study of plant life. As a branch of biology, it is also sometimes referred to as plant science(s) or plant biology. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study the growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, ecology, and evolution of plants. Botany - Scope and importance of botany. As with other life forms in biology, plant life can be studied from different perspectives, from the molecular, genetic and biochemical level through organel ...

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In zoology, a hermaphrodite is an organism of a species whose members possess both male and female sexual organs during their lives. In many species, hermaphroditism is a normal part of the life-cycle. Generally, hermaphroditism occurs in the invertebrates, although it occurs in a fair number of fish, and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates. See below for use of the term in plants. Note: The term "hermaphrodite" has historically been used to describe people with ambiguous genitalia or biological sex. The broad ...

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Andrenidae Apidae Colletidae Halictidae Heterogynaidae Megachilidae Melittidae Oxaeidae Stenotritidae Bees (Apoidea superfamily) are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. They are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source, and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used for food for the brood. Bees have a long proboscis that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers. Bees have antennae made up of thirteen segments in males and twelve in females. They have two pairs of wings, t ...

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Dr. Davidson Black (1884 – 1934) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his discovery of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo erectus pekinensis). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was known as 步達生 in China. Davidson Black - Early years. Davidson Black was born in 1884, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was a child, he would spend many summers near or on the Kawartha lakes. When he was a teenager, he would carry heav ...

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Corinne Heline, born in Atlanta, Georgia, August 18, 1882 - 1975, was an American author, Christian mystic and occultist. She was born to the aristocracy of the Old South and received a classical and religious education. She was a life-long student of the ancient mysteries. Max Heindel became her teacher at Mount Ecclesia in Oceanside (California) where she met another New Age pioneer, Theodore Heline, who became her husband and undertook the publication of her mystical and occult writings. Her monumental work, The New Age Bible In ...

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