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Water Lemon :: Water lemon () The edible fruit of two species of passion flower (Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); -- so called in the West Indies..

Wagenboom :: Wagenboom (n.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels..

Symmetrical :: Symmetrical (a.) Having a likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the same kind; regular.

Achlamydeous :: Achlamydeous (a.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla..

Floriated :: Floriated (a.) Having floral ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic pillars..

Gemmiflorate :: Gemmiflorate (a.) Having flowers like buds.

Flower :: Flower (n.) That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla..

Anthemion :: Anthemion () A floral ornament. See Palmett.

Defloration :: Defloration (n.) The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin..

Adnation :: Adnation (n.) The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.

Floral :: Floral (a.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters..

Granadilla :: Granadilla (n.) The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices..

Trifloral :: Trifloral (a.) Alt. of Triflorou.

Algaroba :: Algaroba (n.) The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico..

Chorisis :: Chorisis (n.) The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.

Defloration :: Defloration (n.) That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection.

Biflorate :: Biflorate (a.) Alt. of Biflorou.

Aborigines :: Aborigines (n. pl.) The original fauna and flora of a geographical are.

Labiatifloral :: Labiatifloral (a.) Alt. of Labiatiflora.

Passiflora :: Passiflora (n.) A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the type of the order Passifloreae, which includes about nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species..

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