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haploid | Having only one of each type of chromosome normally found in the cells of an organism. |
sepal | The outermost appendage of a flower; often small, green, and leaf like. |
stamen | The male reproductive structure of a flower composed of an anther and a filament. |
pollen | The structure that contains the male gamete of a plant. |
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. |
pollination | The process of transferring pollen from the anther to a stigma. |
ovule | The structure that contains the egg of a plant. |
seed | A mature ovule consisting 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 |