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flowerless

[flou-er-lis]

flow·er·less

[flou-er-lis]
adjective
1.
having or producing no flowers.
2.
Botany. having no true seeds; cryptogamic.

Origin:
1490–1500; flower + -less

flow·er·less·ness, noun
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ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination
composed of several cells
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flowerless (ˈflaʊəlɪs)
 
adj
See cryptogam designating any plant that does not produce seeds

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