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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Example)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (JJ floral) (NN formula)))) (PRN (S (NP (DT The) (JJ floral) (NN formula)) (VP (ADVP (RB below)) (VBZ describes) (NP (NP (DT the) (CD four) (NNS parts)) (VP (VBN labelled) (PP (IN in) (ADVP (NP (DT the) (NN diagram)) (IN above))))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBP ie) (NP (NP (NP (CD four) (JJ fused) (NNS sepals)) (, ,) (NP (CD four) (NNS petals) (CC and) (NNS stamens)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN stamen)) (VP (VBN fused) (S (VP (TO to))) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NNS petals)))))) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (CC and) (NP (CD two) (JJ fused) (NNS carpels)))) (. .)))
Example of a floral formula The floral formula below describes the four parts labelled in the diagram above, ie four fused sepals, four petals and stamens (with the stamen fused to to the petals) and two fused carpels.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (NNS Sepals)) (, ,) (NP (NNS petals)) (, ,)) (VP (VBZ stamens))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NNS carpels)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (JJ floral) (NNS organs)))) (. .)))