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Resembling a spike.  

(Of the inflorescence) spike-like; unbranched, the flowers (seemingly) borne directly on the axis.  

Pollination by hawk moths (sphingid or sphinx moths).  

Shaped like a sphere.  

3-dimensional shape, like a sphere.  

By mistake.  

Seed plant; member of the Angiospermae or Gymnospermae. Colloquial term for seed plant, angiosperms + gymnosperms and several other extinct lineages of seedbearing plants.  

Beautiful, often mistakenly used to mean species-rich (which is preferred).  

In scientific names, the part that follows the genus name; for example, in Bellis perennis the first name with the capital is the genus name, the second name without a capital the specific epithet. The second portion of a scientific name, identifying a particular species; for instance, in wild geranium, Geranium maculatum, the specific epithet…

Evolution into a new species. Process that results in formation of new species. The evolutionary process by which new species of living organisms are formed.