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Plastics

Any of various synthetic materials, usually organic compounds, that are produced by polymerization, capable of being molded when soft and then set.

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turgor pressure
Plants; Flowers

Force exerted outward on a cell wall by the water contained in the cell. This force gives the plant rigidity, and may help to keep it erect.

vegetative growth
Plants; Flowers

Growth of a plant by division of cells, without sexual reproduction.

venation
Biology; Flowers

The arrangement and pattern of veins in a leaf.

whorl
Plants; Flowers

An arrangement of appendages, such as branches or leaves, such that all are equally spaced around the stem at the same point, much like the spokes of a wheel or the ribs of an ...

xylem
Plants; Flowers

Water-conducting tissue of vascular plants.

adventitious roots
Plants; Flowers

A root that grows from somewhere other than the primary root, for example, roots that arise from stems or leaves.

alternation of generations
Plants; Flowers

Life cycle in which haploid and diploid generations alternate with each other.

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