Encyclopedia - Flower: Encyclopedia - Flower
A flower (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flower: Encyclopedia Ii - Flower - Flower Anatomy
Flowering plants are heterosporangiate (producing two types of reproductive spores) and the pollen (male spores) and ovules (female spore...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flower: Encyclopedia Ii - Flower - Flower Function
The function of a flower is to mediate the union of male and female gametes. The process is termed pollination. Many flowers are dependen...   » Read the article

Article - Essential Oil: The Anatomy Of The Chakras
In Hinduism and Buddhism the chakras are symbolised as flowers. In our human undeveloped state the chakras are like flower buds waiting t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular: Encyclopedia - Vascular
Vascular is an adjective for the word vessel and refers to tube-like structures. In zoology, more specifically anatomy and physiology, "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iris: Encyclopedia - Iris
Iris has three main meanings, unrelated except for their derivation from the Greek word for rainbow: Iris (mythology), a messenger of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vase: Encyclopedia - Vase
The vase is an open container, often used to hold cut flowers. It can be made from a number of materials including porcelain, ceramics an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carpel: Encyclopedia - Carpel
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:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bract: Encyclopedia - Bract
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Column Botany: Encyclopedia - Column Botany
The column, or technically the gynostemium, is a reproductive structure in the center of an orchid flower (also in the birthwort family A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aganisia: Encyclopedia - Aganisia
Aganisia Lindl. 1839, is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae. The genus was named a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chamaerops: Encyclopedia - Chamaerops
Chamaerops humilis, the European Fan Palm, is the sole species in the genus Chamaerops in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Crop Anatomy
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of The Ship Series: Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of The Ship Series
The Anatomy of the Ship series of books are comprehensive treatments of the design and construction of individual ships. They have been p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisteria: Encyclopedia - Wisteria
See text Wisteria is a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines native to eastern North America (United States) and east Asia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Botany: Encyclopedia - Botany
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 biolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermaphrodite: Encyclopedia - Hermaphrodite
In zoology, a hermaphrodite is an organism of a species whose members possess both male and female sexual organs during their lives. In m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia - Bee
Andrenidae Apidae Colletidae Halictidae Heterogynaidae Megachilidae Melittidae Oxaeidae Stenotritidae Bees (Apoidea superfamily) are flyi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidson Black: Encyclopedia - Davidson Black
Dr. Davidson Black (1884 – 1934) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his discovery of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corinne Heline: Encyclopedia - Corinne Heline
Corinne Heline, born in Atlanta, Georgia, August 18, 1882 - 1975, was an American author, Christian mystic and occultist. She was born to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia - Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to rem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication
Bees learn and communicate in order to find food sources and for other means. Bee learning and communication - Learning. Learning is ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moss: Encyclopedia - Moss
Sphagnidae Andreaeidae Tetraphidae Polytrichidae Archidiidae Buxbaumiidae Bryidae Mosses are small plants that are rarely taller than ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biology: Encyclopedia - Biology
Biology is the study, or science, of life. It is concerned with the characteristics and behaviors of organisms, how species and individua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sponge: Encyclopedia - Sponge
Calcarea Hexactinellida Demospongiae The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus "pore" and ferre "to bear") are animals of the phylum P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethology: Encyclopedia - Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior considered as a branch of zoology. A scientist who practices ethology is called an et...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphid: Encyclopedia - Aphid
There are 10 families: Adelgidae - adelgids, conifer aphids Anoeciidae Aphididae Drepanosiphidae Greenideidae Hormaphididae Lachnidae Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beetle: Encyclopedia - Beetle
Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera Beetles are one of the main groups of insects. Their orde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leaf: Encyclopedia - Leaf
In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charge Heraldry: Encyclopedia - Charge Heraldry
In heraldry, a charge is the image that occupies the field on an escutcheon (or shield). The most common charges, or "ordinaries", are ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia - -logy
The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deciduous: Encyclopedia Ii - Deciduous - Botany
In botany, deciduous plants, principally trees and shrubs, are those that lose all of their foliage for part of the year. In some cases, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beetle: Encyclopedia Ii - Beetle - Gallery
Anthrenus verbasci Lady beetle Tiger beetle South African Dung Beetle Emerald Ash Beetle Flea beetle Japanese beetle Potato Beetle larvae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evidence Of Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Evidence Of Evolution - Evidence From Comparative Anatomy
Comparative study of the anatomy of groups of animals or plants reveals that certain structural features are basically similar. For examp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle, Washington - Culture
Seattle, Washington - Landmarks. The Space Needle is Seattle's most recognizable landmark, having been featured in the logo of the tele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle Washington - Culture
Seattle Washington - Landmarks. The Space Needle is Seattle's most recognizable landmark, having been featured in the logo of the telev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle Washington - Culture
Seattle Washington - Landmarks. The Space Needle is Seattle's most recognizable landmark, having been featured in the logo of the telev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Biology - Botany
Species Plantarum, 1753 Carolus Linnaeus online at gallica Description : a two-volume work, going through many editions (ever expa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pansy: Encyclopedia Ii - Pansy - Cultivars
The Universal Plus series of 21 cultivars covers all the common pansy colors except orange and black. Antique Shades 3 inch wide flower...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pansy: Encyclopedia Ii - Pansy - Diseases And Pests
Pansy - Diseases. The plant may collapse without warning in the middle of season. The foliage will flag and lose color. Flowers will f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Miscellaneous
Bees figure more prominently in myth than any other insect. See Bee (mythology). Bees are the favorite meal of Merops apiaster, a bird. O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Miscellaneous
Bees figure more prominently in myth than any other insect. See Bee (mythology). Bees are the favorite meal of Merops apiaster, a bird. O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Control By The Decedent Of The Details Of The Funeral
In law in the United States, the deceased have surprisingly little say in the manner in which their funerals can be conducted. The law ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Anatomical Gifts
Another way of avoiding some of the rituals and costs of a traditional funeral is for the decedent to donate some or all of her or his bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee Learning And Communication - Learning
Learning is essential for efficient foraging. Bees are unlikely to make many repeat visits if a plant provides little in the way of rewar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carpel: Encyclopedia Ii - Carpel - Carpel Anatomy
The carpel of a simple apocarpous gynoecium appears as a folded structure, differentiated into a basal fertile part (ovary) and an upper ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Sponge - Anatomy
Sponges comprise only four types of cells: Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells"), which line the spongocoel and function as the spo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Kleptoparasitic Bees
Cuckoo bees are bumblebee look-alikes that invade bumblebee nests and lay their eggs. The bumblebees raise the young as their own. Megach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethology - The Flowering Of Ethology
Through the work of Lorenz and Tinbergen, ethology developed strongly in continental Europe in the years before World War II. After the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Kleptoparasitic Bees
Cuckoo bees are bumblebee look-alikes that invade bumblebee nests and lay their eggs. The bumblebees raise the young as their own. Megach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethology - The Flowering Of Ethology
Through the work of Lorenz and Tinbergen, ethology developed strongly in continental Europe in the years before World War II. After the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Biology - Biology In Ancient Time
From the very beginning people must have had knowledge about plants and animals that made them capable in hunting and agriculture. For ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moss: Encyclopedia Ii - Moss - Classification Of Mosses
Mosses were traditionally grouped with the liverworts and hornworts in the Division Bryophyta (bryophytes), within which the mosses made ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Solitary And Communal Bees
Other species of bee such as the carpenter bee, Orchard Mason bee (Osmia lignaria) and the hornfaced bee (Osmia cornifrons) are solitary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Botany: Encyclopedia Ii - Botany - History
Botany - Early botany before 1945. Among the earliest of botanical works, written around 300 B.C., are two large treatises by Theophras...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Solitary And Communal Bees
Other species of bee such as the carpenter bee, Orchard Mason bee (Osmia lignaria) and the hornfaced bee (Osmia cornifrons) are solitary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leaf: Encyclopedia Ii - Leaf - Leaf Anatomy
A structurally complete leaf of an angiosperm consists of a petiole (leaf stem), a lamina (leaf blade), and stipules (small processes loc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Botany: Encyclopedia Ii - 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 l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Funerals In East Asia
In most East Asian and many Southeast Asian cultures, the wearing of white is symbolic of death. In these societies, white or off-white r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - African Funerals
The custom of burying the dead in the floor of dwelling-houses has been to some degree prevalent on the Gold Coast of Africa. The ceremon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Turks - Culture And The Arts
The conquest of Constantinople, made the Ottomans the ruler of one of the most profitable empires on earth, connected to the flourishing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evidence Of Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Evidence Of Evolution - Evidence From Comparative Physiology And Biochemistry
Evidence of evolution - Serological studies. Evidence of evolution - Evolution of widely distributed proteins. ... See also:Evid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Nosema
Nosema apis is a spore-forming parasite that invades the intestinal tracts of adult bees and causes nosema disease. Nosema is also associ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Pesticide Losses
Honeybees are susceptible to many of the chemicals used for agricultural spraying of other insects and pests. Many pesticides are known t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Eusocial And Quasisocial Bees
Bees may be solitary, or may live in various sorts of communities. The most advanced of these are eusocial colonies, found among the hone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - How To Avoid Bees
Africanized bee - Use caution with power mowers. Bees are sensitive to low frequency vibrations and so an engine driven lawn mower may ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermaphrodite: Encyclopedia Ii - Hermaphrodite - In Animals
Hermaphrodite - Fetal hermaphroditism in humans. Sigmund Freud (based on work by his associate Wilhelm Fliess) held fetal hermaphrodits...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping Leading Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping Leading Practices - Generally Accepted
Beekeeping leading practices - All beekeepers. Treat for disease only as needed  Over-use or inappropriate use of medications to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary School Leaving Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary School Leaving Examination - Scoring And Post-exam Procedure
Although the students have an absolute score, each student's absolute score are compared with other students in order to yield an aggrega...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee - Eusocial And Quasisocial Bees
Bees may be solitary, or may live in various sorts of communities. The most advanced of these are eusocial colonies, found among the hone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle, Washington - Government And Politics
Seattle is a charter city, with a Mayor-Council form of government, unlike many of its neighbors that use the Council-Manager form. Seatt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle Washington - Government And Politics
Seattle is a charter city, with a Mayor-Council form of government, unlike many of its neighbors that use the Council-Manager form. Seatt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Body Work: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Body Work
Body Work: Manipulative and body-based practices focus primarily on the structures and systems of the body, including the bones and jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Ancient Funeral Rites
The most simple and natural kind of funeral monuments, and therefore the most ancient and universal, consist in a mound of earth, or a he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Final Disposition Of The Dead
Some cultures place the dead in tombs of various sorts, either individually, or in specially designated tracts of land that house tombs. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evidence Of Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Evidence Of Evolution - Evidence From Geographical Distribution
Biologists have discovered many puzzling facts about the presence of certain species on various continents and islands (biogeography). A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dutch Golden Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Dutch Golden Age - Causes Of The Golden Age
Several factors have contributed to the flowering of the arts and sciences during this period. Dutch Golden Age - Wealth. During a larg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spider: Encyclopedia Ii - Spider - Morphology And Development
Spiders, unlike insects, have only two body segments instead of three; a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spider: Encyclopedia Ii - Spider - Morphology And Development
Spiders, unlike insects, have only two body segments instead of three; a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maria Sibylla Merian: Encyclopedia Ii - Maria Sibylla Merian - Biography
Maria Sibylla Merian was born April 2, 1647, into the family of Swiss engraver and publisher Matthaeus Merian the Elder. Her father died ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Funerals In Contemporary North America
Funeral - Traditional funerals. Within the United States and Canada, in most cultural groups and regions, the funeral rituals can be di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary School Leaving Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary School Leaving Examination - Examination Subjects And Procedure
The format of the examinations within the PSLE has been revised consistently throughout its history, in order to suit the Ministry of Edu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elsevier: Encyclopedia Ii - Elsevier - Diversification And Expansion: The 1970s And 1980s
In the late 1960s, things stopped going quite so well, not only for Elsevier, but for all scholarly Dutch publishers. An unfortunate conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guido Cavalcanti: Encyclopedia Ii - Guido Cavalcanti - Poetry
Cavalcanti is best remembered for belonging to that small but influential group of Tuscan poets that started what is now known as Dolce S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dutch Golden Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Dutch Golden Age - Visual Arts
Dutch Golden Age - Painting. As mentioned before (see section Culture) Dutch artists had quite different customers from their colleague...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle, Washington - Gallery
Looking down the Pike Street Hillclimb Pike Place Market, main arcade The Space Needle, framed on a foggy night by the ferris wheel The S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle Washington - Gallery
Looking down the Pike Street Hillclimb Pike Place Market, main arcade The Space Needle, framed on a foggy night by the ferris wheel The S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle Washington - Gallery
Looking down the Pike Street Hillclimb Pike Place Market, main arcade The Seattle skyline, as seen from Lake Union ... See also:Seattle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philipp Franz Von Siebold: Encyclopedia Ii - Philipp Franz Von Siebold - Career
Philipp Franz von Siebold - Early life. Born in Würzburg, Bavaria into a family of doctors and professors of medicine, von Siebold ini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - List Of -ologies
-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Acridilogy, the study of Grasshoppers and Locusts Actinobiology, the study of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - List Of -ologies
-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Acridilogy, the study of Grasshoppers and Locusts Actinobiology, the study of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle, Washington - Economy
Five companies on the 2004 Fortune 500 list of the United States' largest companies, based on total revenue, are currently headquartered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle, Washington - Education
Seattle has an educated population: of Seattle's population over 25, 47% (vs. a national average of 24%) hold a bachelor's degree or high...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle, Washington - History
Seattle, Washington - Founding. Most of the Denny Party, the most prominent of the area's early white settlers, arrived at Alki Point o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle, Washington - Demographics
As of the U.S. Census of 2000, Seattle had a population of 563,374 and in all the Greater Puget Sound metropolitan area is home to almost...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Seattle Washington - History
Seattle Washington - Founding. Most of the Denny Party, the most prominent of the area's early white settlers, arrived at Alki Point on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flower: Encyclopedia Ii - Flower - Flowers As Symbols
Many flowers have important symbolic meanings in Western culture. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as floriography....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flower: Encyclopedia Ii - Flower - Flowers In Everyday Life
In modern times, people have sought ways to cultivate, buy, wear, or just be around flowers and blooming plants, partly because of their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flower: Encyclopedia Ii - Flower - Flowers In The Arts
The great variety of delicate and beautiful flowers has inspired the works of many poets, especially from the Romantic era. Famous exampl...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - F
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - F . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article