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Botany

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

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Disc

Plants; Botany

A plate or rim of tissue, derived from the receptacle of a flower, occurring between whorls of floral parts.

Stoma

Plants; Botany

A pore; a pore in the epidermis of a leaf or other aerial organ, providing access for gaseous exchange between the tissues and the atmosphere. Pl. Stomata.

Valve

Plants; Botany

A portion of an organ that has fragmented; of a capsule, the teeth-like portions into which the dehiscing part of the pericarp splits at maturity.

Megasporophyll

Plants; Botany

A specialised leaf upon (or in the axil of) which one or more megasporangia are borne.

Microsporophyll

Plants; Botany

A specialised leaf upon (or in the axil of) which one or more microsporangia are borne.

Sporophyll

Plants; Botany

A specialised leaf-like organ on which one or more sporangia are borne.

Androdioecious

Plants; Botany

A species having two forms; one with bisexual flowers and the other with male flowers.

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