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Describe any three adaptations in hydrophilous flowers.
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Solution
- Flowers are small and inconspicuous.
- Perianth and other floral parts are unwettable.
- Pollen grains are long and unwettable due to the presence of mucilage.
- Nectar and fragrance are lacking in flowers.
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