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samara

Type of non-opening dry fruit with a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue

Also known as key · key-fruit

Instance of: type of fruit
Subclass of: indehiscent fruit
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1.waynesword.palomar.edu/fruitid1.htmRetrieved 2017-02-17
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A samara is a winged achene, a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit, and is indehiscent. The shape of a samara enables the wind to carry the seed farther away from the tree than regular seeds would go, and is thus a form of anemochory.

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Different from: Mercedes-Benz W110 criterion used: Polish
Samara criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Members / parts: wing
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1.“Botany for young people and common subjects : how plants grow : a simple introduction to structural botany : with popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated : illustrated by 500 wood engravings”archive.org/details/botanyforyoungpe00gray_3/page/78Retrieved 2023-12-01
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