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Botany

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

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Leptosporangiate

Plants; Botany

Of ferns, having sporangia with walls only one cell thick. Cf. Eusporangiate.

Hypocotyl

Plants; Botany

The part of the stem of an embryo or young seedling below the cotyledonary node.

Epicarp

Plants; Botany

The outer layer of the wall of a fruit, i.e. The 'skin'.

Exine

Plants; Botany

The outer layer of the wall of a pollen grain or spore.

Epidermis

Plants; Botany

The outermost layer of cells of an organ, usually only one cell thick.

Crown

Plants; Botany

The part of a tree or shrub above the level of the lowest branch.

Chalaza

Plants; Botany

The part of an ovule to which the end of the stalk (funicle) is attached.

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