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(Used of filaments) without an anther.  

Lacking stamens.  

Similar, related in function or shape, but not in origin. Resembling or similar in some respects, as in function or appearance, but not in origin or development;. Describing organs or parts that have similar functions in different organisms although they do not have the same evolutionary origin or development. Similar in function but different in…

(In ferns) where the first set of veins in each pinna or lobe points towards the apex. Descriptive of fish that migrate from seawater to freshwater.  

Swollen in the shape of a flask (e.g. the corolla in Erica).  

Small bladder attached to the roots and underwater leaves of some aquatic plants. The dilated section of a tubular structure. A swelling of a canal or duct, shaped like a bottle. Ampullae dilated, flask-like part or structure, especially the widened portion of a tube. An enlarged or dilated jug-like ending of a tube or canal.…

Enlarged [unusual term].  

Of a structure that embraces another [obscure term].  

Ovule with embryo-sac curved and at right angles to its stalk. An ovule attached by the middle of one side, i. e. the raphe truly lateral.