sterile flower

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• Sterile — Ster ile, a. [F. st[ e]rile, L. sterilis, akin to Gr. stereo s stiff, solid, stei^ros barren, stei^ra a cow that has not calved, Goth. stair[=o], fem., barren. See {Stare} to gaze.] 1. Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sterile — [ster′əl; ] Brit & Cdn, usually [, ster′īl΄] adj. [L sterilis < IE * ster , barren (> Gr steira, barren, OE stierc, calf), special use of base * ster , stiff, rigid > STARE] 1. incapable of producing others of its kind; barren 2.… …   English World dictionary

• Flower — A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with… …   Wikipedia

• sterile — adjective Etymology: Middle English steryle, from Latin sterilis; akin to Gothic stairo barren animal, Sanskrit starī sterile cow Date: 15th century 1. a. failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores b. failing to produce or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Barren flower — Barren Bar ren (b[a^]r ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[ e]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[ e]kha[ n], markha[ n], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Passion flower — Taxobox name = Passion flower image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Passifloraceae genus = Passiflora genus authority = L. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision =… …   Wikipedia

• Couroupita guianensis — Cannon ball tree Couroupita guianensis, flower Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• ster´ile|ly — ster|ile «STEHR uhl», adjective. 1. free from living germs or microorganisms: »The nurse kept the surgeon s instruments sterile. 2. not producing seed, offspring, or crops; not fertile; barren; unproductive: »a sterile cow. Desert soil is usually …   Useful english dictionary

• ster|ile — «STEHR uhl», adjective. 1. free from living germs or microorganisms: »The nurse kept the surgeon s instruments sterile. 2. not producing seed, offspring, or crops; not fertile; barren; unproductive: »a sterile cow. Desert soil is usually sterile …   Useful english dictionary

• Ilex opaca — Taxobox name = Ilex opaca image width = 240px image caption = Foliage and immature fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Aquifoliales familia = Aquifoliaceae genus = Ilex species = I. opaca binomial = Ilex… …   Wikipedia

• Sonya Rostova — is a character in Leo Tolstoy s 1869 novel War and Peace, and in the Sergey Prokofiev s 1955 opera War and Peace based on it. Sonya is introduced towards the start of the novel as the orphaned niece of the count and countess, Ilya and Natalia… …   Wikipedia