SEEDS

Cards (35)

  • Hilium
    Old point of the attachment where the funiculus becomes detached from the ovule.
  • Chalaza
    Closed part of the ovule.
  • Micropyle
    Open part of the ovule; target of the pollen tube.
  • Testa
    Seed coat
  • Hypocotyl
    Baby stem; the embryonic axis below the cotyledon attachment point and above the radicle.
  • Epicotyl
    Baby shoot; The embryonic axis above point of cotyledon attachment.
  • Radicle
    Baby Root; The embryonic root.
  • Ricin D
    Deadly protein of the castor bean.
  • Abrin
    Deadly protein of the rosary bean.
  • Coleoptile
    Covers and protects the epicotyle.
  • Coleorhiza
    Covers and protects the radicle.
  • Scutellum
    Cotyledon of the monocot.
  • Monoecious
    Separate male and female flowers in one plant.
  • Dioecious
    Male and female flowers in separate plants.
  • Thrum-eyed
    Short-styled flowers. Anthers high up and stigmas low down.
  • Pin-eyed
    Long-styled flowers. Stigmas high up and anthers low down.
  • Cantharophily
    Pollinated by BEETLES.
  • Phalaenophily
    Pollinated by MOTHS
  • Mellitophily
    Pollinated by BEES
  • Psychophily
    Pollinated by BUTTERFLIES
  • Malacophily
    Pollinated by SNAILS
  • Ornithophily
    Pollinated by BIRDS
  • Chieropterophily
    Pollinated by BATS
  • Myrmecophily
    Pollinated by ANTS
  • Anemophily
    Pollinated by WIND
  • Hydrophily
    Pollinated by WATER
  • Yellow and Blue
    Colors seen by BEES
  • Red and Orange
    Colors seen by BUTTERFLIES
  • White or Pale
    Colors seen by MOTH
  • Dung or Rotten MEat
    Odor liked by FLIES
  • Dull with strong odor
    Flower types liked by BEETLES
  • Yellow or Red
    Colors seen by BIRDS
  • White
    Colors seen by BATS
  • Hypogeal
    Leaf First (Monocot)
  • Epigeal
    Epicotyle first (Dicot)