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  2. Lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year - Wikipedia

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    The Words of the Year usually reflect events that happened during the years the lists were published. For example, the Word of the Year for 2005, 'integrity', showed that the general public had an immense interest in defining this word amid ethics scandals in the United States government, corporations, and sports. [1]

  3. Flowering plant - Wikipedia

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    Angiosperm flower showing reproductive parts and life cycle. The characteristic feature of angiosperms is the flower. Its function is to ensure fertilization of the ovule and development of fruit containing seeds. [55] It may arise terminally on a shoot or from the axil of a leaf. [56]

  4. File:Angiosperm life cycle diagram-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    The life cycle of a floral plant — angiosperm. Date: 13 February 2007: Source: did it myself based in at least 5 illustrations but mainly on a image from Judd, Walter S. , Campbell, Christopher S. , Kellog, Elizabeth A. and Stevens, Peter F. 1999. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic. Approach.Sinauer Associates Inc. ISBN 0-878934049. Author

  5. Alternation of generations - Wikipedia

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    The life cycle of a dioecious flowering plant (angiosperm), the willow, has been outlined in some detail in an earlier section (A complex life cycle). The life cycle of a gymnosperm is similar. However, flowering plants have in addition a phenomenon called ' double fertilization '.

  6. Polarization: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is 2024 in a ...

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    A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year. That word is “polarization.”

  7. Annual plant - Wikipedia

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    Peas are an annual plant.. An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies.. Globally, 6% of all plant species and 15% of herbaceous plants (excluding trees and shrubs) are annua

  8. Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2021 is ‘vaccine’

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    It was a sure shot for Merriam-Webster’s 2021 Word of the Year. The dictionary publisher announced Monday that the word “vaccine” scored this year’s annual honor. The company revealed that ...

  9. How ‘Demure’ Became 2024’s Word of the Year - AOL

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    The word “demure” has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 Word of the Year, largely due to the creativity of TikToker Jools Lebron. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, some of the ...