Botany

Botany

Terms that are in relation to the study or science of plants.

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Retinaculum

Plants; Botany

A hook-like structure to which another structure is tethered; in Orchidaceae and Asclepiadaceae, the structure to which pollen masses are attached; in Acanthaceae, the persistent stalk of an ovule.

Commissure

Plants; Botany

A join or seam; the interfacing of two fused carpels in an ovary.

Genus

Plants; Botany

A group of species believed to be related phylogenetically and usually clearly separable from other such groups, or a single species without close relatives. Pl. Genera.