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Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
Superior and inferior flowers
The (a) lily is a superior flower, which has the ovary above the other flower parts. (b) Fuchsia is an inferior flower, which has the ovary beneath other flower parts.
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"OpenStax College, Reproductive Development and Structure. October 17, 2013."
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