an organism deriving its nourishment from dead organic matter and usually lacking chlorophyll. cf. parasite.

a free segment of a perianth that is not differentiated into a calyx and corolla.

a substance that attracts certain insects, as in the discharge from osmophores.

the transference of pollen from the anther to the stigma of flowers, and from the microsporangium to the pollen chamber of conifers and cycads.

imperfectly developed and non-functional.

a stalk bearing both the stamens and superior ovary, e.g. in Passifloraceae. cf. gynophore.

with a small appendage or projection.

berry-like, with fruits having the seeds embedded in pulp.

minutely barbed.

attached at or by the base, e.g. of anthers attached by the base to the filament. Fig. 20 B. cf. dorsifixed, versatile.