Botany

Botany

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

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Axis

Plants; Botany

A stem, (commonly used for the main stem of a whole plant or of an inflorescence).

Spine

Plants; Botany

A stiff, sharp-pointed structure, formed by modification of a plant organ, e.g. A lateral branch or a stipule.

A space between the threads of a net; in Cactaceae, a cluster of hairs/spines/bristles borne at the node of a leafless stem; in Mimosaceae (for example), a distinct, oblong or elliptical area on the ...

Osmophore

Plants; Botany

A specialised flower part that secretes odours, usually to attract pollinators.

Umbel

Plants; Botany

A racemose inflorescence in which all the individual flower stalks arise in a cluster at the top of the peduncle and are of about equal length.

Beak

Plants; Botany

A prominent terminal projection, especially of a carpel or fruit.

Seed

Plants; Botany

A propagating organ formed in the sexual reproductive cycle of gymnosperms and angiosperm, consisting of a protective coat (testa) enclosing an embryo and food reserves.