Biology
Define the terms:
- Flower
- Inflorescence
- Placentation
- Bract
- Epicalyx
Flower
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- Flower is specialized shoot in which the leaves are modified into floral structures.
- Inflorescence is the mode of arrangement of flowers on the axis of a plant.
- The manner of attachment of ovules to the wall of the ovary is called Placentation.
- When a flower arises in the axil of a leaf-like structure, this structure is called Bract.
- An additional whorl around the calyx of a flower is called Epicalyx.
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