funiculus

plant ovary

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seeds and fruits

  • snake gourd flower
    In angiosperm: Seeds

    …a short stalk called the funiculus. The area of attachment to the ovary wall is referred to as the placenta. The arrangement of placentae (placentation) in the compound ovary of angiosperms is characterized by the presence or absence of a central column in the ovary and by the site of…

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  • magnolia fruit and seeds
    In seed: Angiosperm seeds

    …wall through a stalk, or funiculus.

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