Plant Part

• germ tube

  (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination.

• pollen tube

  (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma...

• corona

  (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus...

• lip

  (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx.

• lobe

  (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided.

• ligule

  (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap.

Plant Process

• peristome

  (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule.

• apophysis

  (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain...

• callus

  (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of...

• blister

  (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin.

• node

  (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves...

Plant

• plant

  (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion.

• perennial

  (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more.

• annual

  (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year.

• biennial

  (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to...

• embryo

  (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium.

Arrangement

• estivation

  (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens.

• venation

  (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf.

• vernation

  (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens.

Root

• root

  (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and...

• taproot

  (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem.

Roll

• calyx

  (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or...

• corolla

  (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope...

Apomixis

• apogamy

  (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some...

• parthenocarpy

  (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds.

Development

• cohesion

  (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate...

• foliation

  (botany) the process of forming leaves.

Also contains

• division

  (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum.

• Plantae

  (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants.

• style

  (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma.

• phytohormone

  (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone.

• mycology

  The branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases.

• phloem

  (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where...

• spike

  (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis.

• paleobotany

  The study of fossil plants.

• pitcher

  (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer.

• dissilience

  The emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe.

• naturalist

  A biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology).

• coma

  (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially...

• etiolation

  (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without...

• pomology

  The branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits.

• scurf

  (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts.

• papilla

  (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf.

• phycology

  The branch of botany that studies algae.

• pteridology

  The branch of botany that studies ferns.

• cork

  (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells.

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• botanist

  A biologist specializing in the study of plants.