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Vine maple (Acer circinatum) Samara of Combretum zeyheriA samara (/ s ə ˈ m ɑːr ə /, UK also: / ˈ s æ m ər-/) [1] is a winged achene, [2] a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall.
[9] [10] The flowers of coral trees are diadelphous and are considered papilionaceous, but the wings are much reduced, suggesting a flower with three petals. [1] [10] Their keel petals are elongate, fused together and sometimes tubular to facilitate pollination by certain bird groups, [10] while secondary compounds in their nectar seem to repel ...
Having a wing or wings. albumen Older name for the endosperm of flowering plants. Except for being a storage tissue for nutrients, it is not like the albumen of animal embryos. albuminous (of seed s) Containing endosperm.-ales Suffix added to the stem of a generic name or descriptive name to form the name of a taxonomic order. alien
Anacrostic may be the most accurate term used, and hence most common, as it is a portmanteau of anagram and acrostic, referencing the fact that the solution is an anagram of the clue answers, and the author of the quote is hidden in the clue answers acrostically.
A "cross number" Fill-In Another Fill-in variation [clarification needed]. A common variation on the standard Fill-In is using numbers, instead of specific words, sometimes called "cross numbers".
Alate (Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”)) is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures. [ 1 ] In entomology
Some develop wings but shed them after they are no longer useful. Other groups of insects may have castes with wings and castes without, such as ants . Ants have alate queens and males during the mating season and wingless workers, which allows for smaller workers and more populous colonies than comparable winged wasp species.
The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) is a crossword-solving tournament held annually in February, March, or April. Founded in 1978 by Will Shortz , who still directs the tournament, it is the oldest and largest crossword tournament held in the United States ; the 2023 event set an attendance record with more than 750 competitors.