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A flower in which ovary occupies the lowest position and all the other whorls arise above it, is called a/an ___ flower.

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The condition in a flower when the thalamus completely encloses the ovary and the other floral whorls arise above the ovary, the ovary is called inferior and the flower is called an epigynous flower.
Examples - cucumber, pumpkins, etc.

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