Botany

Botany

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

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Neuter

Plants; Botany

Sterile (e.g. Of flowers in which neither the androecium nor the gynoecium is functional in reproduction).

Monopodial

Plants; Botany

Of growth, with a persistent terminal growing point producing many lateral organs successively; of a stem, growing in the above manner. Cf. Sympodial.

Fusiform

Plants; Botany

Spindle-shaped, i.e. Narrower at both ends than at the centre.

Homostylous

Plants; Botany

Species in which the flowers have stigmas and anthers held at the same level relative to each other on all plants. Cf. Heterostylous.

Heterostylous

Plants; Botany

Species in which flowers are similar except that the stigmas and anthers are held at different levels relative to each other, because style length differs between plants. Cf. Homostylous.