types:
agamete
an asexual reproductive cell
fructification
organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
gleba
fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn
hymenium
spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
spore case,
sporocarp
specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
bloom,
blossom,
flower
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
stamen
the male reproductive organ of a flower
anther
the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk
pistil
the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
style
(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
stigma
the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
ovary
the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
ovule
a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
placenta
that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
placentation
arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
endosperm
nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
gemma
small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
basidium
a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
antheridium
the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers
ascus
saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
sporophore
a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte
gametophore
a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
sorus
cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
sorus
a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
fruit
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
spore
a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
juniper berry
berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
floret,
floweret
a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
inflorescence
the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
ray floret,
ray flower
small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
bud
a partially opened flower
pistillode
a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower
stylopodium
an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbelliferae
carpel
a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
anatropous ovule
a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
axile placentation
ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
basal placentation
where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary
free central placentation
where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only
parietal placentation
where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary
fir cone
the seed-producing cone of a fir tree
galbulus
the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree
pinecone
the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
seed
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
May apple
edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
achene
small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
corn silk,
cornsilk
each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
gourd
any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
prairie gourd
small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant
acorn
a nut that comes from an oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
olive
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
marasca
small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made
hagberry
small cherry much liked by birds
rowanberry
decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree
antheridiophore
gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts
eusporangium
a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells
leptosporangium
a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns
fruitlet
a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit
berry
a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
aggregate fruit,
multiple fruit,
syncarp
fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
drupe,
stone fruit
fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
false fruit,
pome
a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
pod,
seedpod
a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
pyxidium,
pyxis
fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
cubeb
spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
schizocarp
a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed