| achene |
a small, dry, hard seed that is attached at a single point and that does not split open when it is mature. |
| adult |
a person who is fully grown and mature. [2/6 definitions] |
| age |
to mature. [1/11 definitions] |
| atresia |
the normal breakdown of mature ovarian follicles that occurs after ovulation. [1/2 definitions] |
| axolotl |
any of various salamanders esp. of the southwestern United States and Mexico that mature sexually and breed while in the larval stage, still having gills. |
| bone marrow |
the the soft fatty tissue at the core of most bones, where many types of blood cells form and mature before entering the blood stream. |
| bud1 |
any person or thing that has not reached its mature state. [1/8 definitions] |
| bull1 |
a sexually mature male of several animal species, such as cattle and elephants. [1/9 definitions] |
| carpel |
the female organ of a flower, consisting of a modified leaf that forms a single pistil or one member of a compound pistil, in which the seeds mature. |
| flower |
to blossom or produce flowers, as a plant; bloom; mature. [1/6 definitions] |
| follicle |
a dry seed vessel, such as a milkweed pod, that has a single chamber, having developed from a single ovary, and that splits open along one seam when mature. [1/3 definitions] |
| full-fledged |
completely developed; mature. [1/2 definitions] |
| full-grown |
having attained full physical size and maturation; adult; mature. |
| gamete |
a mature reproductive cell, such as an egg or sperm, that is capable of uniting with another cell to form a new organism. |
| green |
not fully mature; unripe. [1/17 definitions] |
| imago |
a sexually mature insect. [1/2 definitions] |
| immature |
not yet fully developed or mature; juvenile. [1/2 definitions] |
| incubate |
to mature and hatch. [1/5 definitions] |
| inky cap |
any of various mushrooms whose gills disintegrate into a dark inky liquid when they mature. |
| mandrill |
a large West African baboon with a beard, crest, and mane, a tawny coat, and, on the mature male, bright blue and red ribbed markings on the face. |
| mare1 |
a mature female horse or horselike animal. |