flower
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These included the date of the first flower, flower size, nectar sugar, flowering time, and the distance between flowers' anthers, or the pollen-producing part of the flower, and the stigma, the structure that receives pollen.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
After the flower is sufficiently “crispy,” she sits at an L-shaped desk overlooking her makeshift garden and coats individual petals with resin up to six times, curing them under a UV light between coats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
From there it opens up, like a flower bud warming to summer, with acoustic guitar strumming, a gentle rhythm section and a gospel choir echoing with otherworldly lightness.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, masked flower bearers started to appear, gravitating towards the scene of the incident and laying vibrant bouquets at the base of what has now been dubbed the Justice Tree.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Ama has her hand pushed outward, with an Adinkra symbol scratched into her palm—an illustration that looks like a flower petal with an open center.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Larger flowers may improve a plant's chances of attracting pollinators, while flowering earlier can help plants respond to changing environmental conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
They also laid flowers and left candles on the star in the heart of Hollywood that commemorates her decades-long career.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Three real-life best friends demonstrate how to dress from the ground up with playful flowers, high-shine leather and, in one case, high heels with lily pads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The 29-year-old decided to become a botanical preservation artist and launched Bunga Karsa, a line of botanical jewelry and accessories featuring real flowers grown at her tiny University Park apartment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
From the corner of my eye, I spot something that I missed before—a vase of red flowers sitting on the windowsill.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
A veil rested on their heads, held by a satin flowered headband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
They flowered and produced fruit as expected, and there were no changes in fruit weight, shape, or sweetness.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Cardinal Radcliffe said "pointless violence had flowered into friendship".
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Still, at the time of the January fires, the semi-deciduous trees had not yet flowered, which likely minimized the damage they suffered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
The desk was covered with a flouncy, flowered cloth.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
These included the date of the first flower, flower size, nectar sugar, flowering time, and the distance between flowers' anthers, or the pollen-producing part of the flower, and the stigma, the structure that receives pollen.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Peonies and roses - some of the most popular choices for a British wedding – saw their flowering window narrow from two months to two weeks.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
They support an estimated 75% of global crop pollination, and nearly 90% of all flowering plants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The abrasive texture of shark skin repels barnacles and has inspired antimicrobial surface coatings for hospitals; the seeds of a flowering plant offer clues to the designers of probes destined for other worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Around the edges of the smallest board he carved a tiny flowering vine.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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