Vocabulary

oblique: slanted, sloping

obovate: pertaining to leaf shape; egg-shaped and flat usually with the narrow end attached to the stalk of the leaf

leaf blade: the side of the leaf- the length from the tip to the end, right before the stalk

stigma: the receptive apex of the pistil of a flower, on which pollen is deposited at pollination

anther: the pollen-bearing part of a stamen

dehiscing/ dehisce: to open at certain places, discharging seeds, pollen, or other contents, as the ripe capsules or pods of some plants.

samara: a winged, usually one-seed indehiscent fruit- may be from elm, maple, or ash trees.

Use the diagram below for a review of the parts of a flower:

taken from biologie.uni-hamburg.de
definitions from dictionary.com

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