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Botany

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

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Penniveined

Plants; Botany

With conspicuous lateral veins diverging from the midrib and lying approximately parallel to each other.

Linear

Plants; Botany

Very narrow in relation to the length, and with the sides parallel.

Pyrene

Plants; Botany

The 'stone' (endocarp plus seed) of a succulent fruit. Cf. Berry, drupe.

Phloem

Plants; Botany

The tissue in the conducting system of a plant through which metabolites (products of chemical reactions in the plant) are transported.

Microspore

Plants; Botany

The smaller of the two kinds of spores produced in the sexual life cycle of a heterosporous plant, giving rise to the male gametophyte.

Microsporangium

Plants; Botany

The smaller of the two kinds of sporangia produced in the sexual life cycle of a heterosporous plant.

Abaxial

Plants; Botany

The side or surface of an organ, facing away from the axis. Cf. Adaxial.

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