Spadix
Spadix The spadix is a particular type of inflorescence, similar to the ear, which we can find in many species
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Glossary
In this category, you can consult and search for botanical or environmental terms, with greater depth. In addition to the explanation of the term you will find a detailed description of the same. If for example you have searched the word tuber, in addition to the explanation of the term you will find the physiological and morphological description of the same.
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Spike
Spike The spike is a simple inflorescence (typical of Poaceae) formed by numerous flowers that are devoid of peduncle (sessile);
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Corimbo
Corimbo The term corimbo derives from the Latin corymbus “cluster fruits, cluster of ivy berries” in turn coming from the
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Panicle
Panicle The panicle, also called raceme compound or mazzocca, is a compound inflorescence defined in which along the main axis,
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Parthenocarpy
Parthenocarpy In botany, parthenocarpy is the formation of a fruit not preceded by fertilization of the ovules contained in the
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Syconium
Syconium Syconium is a false fruit derived from a compound inflorescence that bears the same name; this formation is typical
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Esperidium
Esperidium Esperidium is a pulpy fruit, from the botanical point of view, identifiable as the modification of the berry; but
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Siliqua
Siliqua The siliqua is the fruit of the Brassicaceae (cruciferae); this is made up of two parts which at maturity
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Phloem
Phloem Phloem (or book) is a complex of tissues typical of vascular plants with a triple function: in fact the
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Berry
Berry The berry, in botany, is a fruit with a thin, membranous epicarp and a pulpy and juicy mesocarp and
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