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hypogynous
situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals. -
anemone
An anemone is a garden plant with red, purple, or white flowers. -
asepalous
(of a plant or flower) having no sepals -
birthwort family
the plant family Aristolochiaceae, typified by mostly tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants, having alternate, heart-shaped leaves and flowers lacking true petals but having three petallike sepals, and including the birthwort, Dutchman's-pipe, and wild ginger. -
buttercup family
the plant family Ranunculaceae, typified by mostly herbaceous plants having usually alternate leaves, multistaminate flowers sometimes lacking petals but with colorful sepals, and including the anemone, buttercup, clematis, columbine, delphinium, and monkshood. -
calyx
the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud