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- 6. modified leaf that bears a sporangium or sporangia
- 8. an appearance of a hybrid between a tree fern and a palm
- 11. tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant.
- 12. flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.
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- 1. plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit. Gymnosperms include the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.
- 2. of the phylum gingophyta that has fan shaped leaves and fleshy seeds
- 3. central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.
- 4. a division of plants, grouped within the gymnosperms
- 5. a plant or invertebrate animal) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.
- 7. grain:each of the microscopic particles, typically single cells, of which pollen is composed. Pollen grains have a tough coat that has a form characteristic of the pollen-producing plant and which can still be recognized in some archaeological deposits.
- 9. primary subdivision of a fern frond the term is also applied to a leaflet of a compound leaf
- 10. sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded by some trees and other plants (notably fir and pine).
- 12. coat:the protective outer coat of a seed.
