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Here is a diagram of the names of the parts of a flower from the first day.
Other terms:
- Androecium — the stamens, collectively
- Gynoecium — the pistils, collectively
- Perianth — the sepals and petals as a single unit
- Tepals — used when sepals and petals look identical
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Glossary
Dioecious — having only female unisexual flowers on one individual plant and only male individual flowers on another individual plant. In other words, a species is dioecious if there are separate female and male individuals, as with most vertebrates.
Monoecious — having both unisexual male and female flowers on the same individual plant
Sessile — having no stalk