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| HAPLOID | having only one of each type of chromosome normally found in the cells of an organism. |
| DIPOID | having one pair of of each type of chromosome in an organism |
| SEPAL | the outermost appendage of a flower; often small, green and leaf like |
| PETAL | one of the appendages of a flower; usually colorful; often functions to attract pollinators |
| STAMEN | the male reproductive structure of a flower; composed of an anther and a filament. |
| ANTHER | the saclike structure that forms part of the stamen and produces pollen |
| FILAMENT | the stalk of the stamen |
| POLLEN | the structure that contains the male gamete of a plant; produced in the anther and covered by a protective coating |
| PISTIL | the female reproductive part of a flower; includes the stigma, style and ovary. |
| OVARY | in plants, the part of the pistil containing the ovules and eventually maturing into the fruit surrounding the seeds |
| STIGMA | the expanded tip of the pistil; receives the pollen |
| STYLE | a portion of the pisil above the ovary and below the stigma |
| POLLINATIOON | the process of transferring pollen from the anther to the stigma |
| OVULE | the structure that contains the egg of a |
| SEED | a mature ovuleconsisting of an embryo and stored food enclosed by a seed coat |
| cotyledon | the source of food in a seed that aids growth; sometimes called a seed leaf. |
| FRUIT | the ripened ovary of a flower |
| HORTICULTURIST | is someone who works with growing, harvesting, or processing vegetables, fruits, flwers, or ornamental plants |
| NECTAR | a sugary liquid produced by glands in some flowers; functionws as an attractant to certain pollinators |
