6.L.1.1 Parts of a Flower Vocabulary

- the part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination and on which the pollen grain germinates

the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.

part of flower surrounding the petals

the transfer of pollen from the stamen (male) to the stigma (female)

the part of a flower's stamen that contains the pollen

part of the ovary that is the female gametophyte; becomes the seed after fertilization. 

The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where ovules are produced.

part of a flower, often colored to attract pollinators.

a yellow powder produced by the stamen of a flower; pollen fertilizes the pistil of another flower

a waxy substance which coats, waterproofs, and protects the above-ground parts of plants; helps prevent water loss, abrasions, infections, and damage from toxins.