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But when you pull out the petals, they transform into individual mini ashtrays, and the stamens become pokers or packers.

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This allowed them to identify a signal emitted by the maternal tissue that attracts pollen tubes by leading them to elongate along the stamen tissue and reach the site of fertilization.

The hairy flower has a clear, glossy bottom and a yellow-orange tube that contains its stamens.

Positively charged hummingbirds pull negatively charged plant stamens toward their beaks.

Instead, the rodents brush against the scores of scarlet stamens, which carry the pollen that could then cling to the their fur coats until being transferred to another feijoa tree.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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