Flower is from the Middle English flour, which referred to both the ground grain and the reproductive structure in plants, before splitting off in the 17th century. It comes originally from the Latin name of the Italian… See more

A flower develops on a modified shoot or axis from a determinate apical meristem (determinate meaning the axis grows to a set size). It has compressed internodes, bearing structures that in classical plant morphology are interpreted… See more

Since the flowers are the reproductive organs of the plant, they mediate the joining of the sperm, contained within pollen, to the ovules — contained in the ovary. Pollination is the movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma. Normally pollen is … See more

Following the formation of zygote it begins to grow through nuclear and cellular divisions, called mitosis, eventually becoming a small … See more

The morphology of a flower, or its form and structure, can be considered in two parts: the vegetative part, consisting of non-reproductive … See more

The principal purpose of a flower is the reproduction of the individual and the species. All flowering plants are heterosporous, … See more

Fertilization, also called Synagmy, occurs following pollination, which is the movement of pollen from the stamen to the carpel. It encompasses both plasmogamy, the fusion of the protoplasts, and karyogamy, the fusion of the nuclei. When pollen lands on the … See more