Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Blütenachse
English translation:
floral tube
Added to glossary by
Languageman
Sep 11, 2007 22:17
16 yrs ago
German term
Blütenachse
German to English
Science
Botany
Fruit growing
This term is from the website for an organic fruit grower's cooperative. This section is describing how an apple is grown.
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Die Apfelblüte im Mai/Juni ist eine typische Bienenblüte. Es sind also die Honigbienen, die durch die Bestäubung unsere delikaten Äpfel „erzeugen“. Die Frucht entsteht dabei nicht aus dem Fruchtknoten, sondern aus der ***Blütenachse***. http://www.biosudtirol.com/index.php?id=39
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I found the term "stem of the blossom" used in relation to strawberries here http://www.port-international.com/en/angebot/obst/index.html... but didn't find a great deal else. Is there a better term? Thanks in advance for your help.
Stephen
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Die Apfelblüte im Mai/Juni ist eine typische Bienenblüte. Es sind also die Honigbienen, die durch die Bestäubung unsere delikaten Äpfel „erzeugen“. Die Frucht entsteht dabei nicht aus dem Fruchtknoten, sondern aus der ***Blütenachse***. http://www.biosudtirol.com/index.php?id=39
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I found the term "stem of the blossom" used in relation to strawberries here http://www.port-international.com/en/angebot/obst/index.html... but didn't find a great deal else. Is there a better term? Thanks in advance for your help.
Stephen
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4 +2 | floral tube | John Speese |
3 +1 | floral axis | Claire Cox |
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floral tube
An apple is a pome or accessory fruit, and it is formed not just from the ovary but other parts of the flower as well. The website I gave you explains this in more detail.
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floral axis
I found this on the online Encarta:
Every flower is a terminal branch consisting of a modified stem, the floral axis, or receptacle. The floral axis bears one to four types of specialized appendages, or modified leaves, usually arranged in whorls in the more advanced flowers and spirally arranged in the more primitive ones. In a typical flower the outermost whorl, the calyx, consists of a number of sepals that protect the flower bud before it blooms.
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Every flower is a terminal branch consisting of a modified stem, the floral axis, or receptacle. The floral axis bears one to four types of specialized appendages, or modified leaves, usually arranged in whorls in the more advanced flowers and spirally arranged in the more primitive ones. In a typical flower the outermost whorl, the calyx, consists of a number of sepals that protect the flower bud before it blooms.
HTH
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