double flower
plant anatomy
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A double flower is a plant anatomy term describing a flower with more than the usual number of petals or disk florets. This can sometimes result in the retention of some pollen-bearing stamens or perfect disk florets. A specific type of double flower is "hose-in-hose," where one corolla appears to be within another. These variations in floral structure are part of the broader study of plant morphology and development.123
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