Examine a few flowers of any cucurbit plant and try to identify the staminate and pistillate flowers. Do you know any other plant that bears unisexual flowers?

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(N/A) Cucurbit plants bear unisexual flowers because these flowers contain either only stamens or only pistils.
The staminate flowers possess bright,yellow-coloured petals along with stamens,which represent the male reproductive structure.
On the other hand,the pistillate flowers bear only the pistil,which represents the female reproductive structure.
Other examples of plants that bear unisexual flowers include corn,papaya,and cucumber.

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