# Column

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/column
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

- an upgrowth of the axis above the [ovary](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/ovary "the basal portion of a carpel or group of fused carpels in which one or more ovules are enclosed, and which after fertilization develops into the fruit.") of orchids which incorporates styles, stigmas and stamens.
- in grasses applies to the lower part of and [awn](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/awn "a straight or bent, bristle-like, branched or unbranched appendage.") which is differentiated into parts.

## Related terms

- [Ovary](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/ovary)

- [Structure of Orchids](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/image/orchid_structure "Orchidaceae: (a) parts of the flower, illustrated from a median section through the flower of Dendrobium (only a few of the ovules are shown); (b) column of Thelymitra ixioides from the outside (anther and stigma not visible).")