apetalous flower


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Noun1.apetalous flower - flower having no petals
blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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As what are a hazel's unisexual apetalous flowers better known?
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The most notable differences are found in the perfect flowers and uniseriate homocellular rays composed of procumbent cells in Asteropeia versus the apetalous flowers and uniseriate homocellular rays composed of mostly upright or square cells in Physena.
Taxonomic affinities of Physena (Physenaceae) and Asteropeia (Theaceae)
Genotypes with apetalous flowers have been most thoroughly investigated in B.
Inheritance of apetalous flowers in a mutant of oilseed rape. (Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology)

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