Columella: alternatives and connections

Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…

Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous.

Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device…

Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e.…

A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose (Primula farinosa), and species of Veronica, G…

A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil

A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See Illust of…

a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel

A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. [See Illust. of Gymnospermous.]

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…

The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane.

To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.

Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium.

A small annual species of Geranium, native in England; -- so called from the shape of the leaf.

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to th…

Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (Geraniaceae) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.