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Botany

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

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Root

Biology; Botany

In vascular plants, root is the organ of plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil.

Knee

Biology; Botany

It joins the thigh with lower leg and consists of two articulations.

Angiosperm

Biology; Botany

A plant that has flowers and that produces seeds contained in a fruit, pod, or shell. Most living plants are angiosperms.

Alkaloid

Biology; Botany

Molecule with a nitrogenous base, many used as drugs; e.g. morphine, quinine, strychnine.

Alternate

Biology; Botany

(as adjective) leaves or flowers borne singly at different levels along a stem includes spiralled parts; or (as verb) when something occurs between something else, for example stamens alternating ...

Amphitropous

Biology; Botany

When the ovule is bent so that both ends are near each other

Moss

Plants; Botany

A kind of small green plant that grows in clusters in moist, shady areas, usually on the ground, on rocks, or on tree trunks.

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