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Botany

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

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Botany

Probract

Plants; Botany

Small, leaf-like structure at the base of an inflorescence in cucurbitaceae, usually arising opposite a tendril.

Domatia

Plants; Botany

Small structures on the lower surface of a leaf in some woody dicotyledons, usually consisting of depressions, partly enclosed by leaf tissue or hairs, located in the axils of the primary veins. ...

Mucilage

Plants; Botany

Slimy material exuded by certain plants or plant organs. Adj. Mucilaginous.

Collateral

Plants; Botany

Situated side by side; adjacent and on the same radius of an axis.

Intramarginal

Plants; Botany

Situated inside but close to the margin, e.g. Of a vein in a leaf.

Oval

Plants; Botany

Similar to elliptic but more rounded at the base and tip.

Obovate

Plants; Botany

Similar in shape to ovate but attached at the narrower end.

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